Bail deferred for St Catherine taxi operator accused of raping 13-y-o
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A court on Friday refused to consider a bail application for a St Catherine taxi operator accused of raping a 13-year-old girl and ordered a social enquiry report.
The 48-year-old man is also charged with forcible abduction, rape and sexual touching of a child.
He appeared before Acting Senior Parish Court Judge Janelle Nelson-Gayle.
The court instead ordered a report from the Probation Department to determine his suitability for bail.
He is to return to the St Catherine Parish Court at a later date.
Prosecutors allege that about 10:40 a.m. on March 22, the teen boarded a Toyota Probox operating as a public passenger vehicle.
It is further alleged that the driver diverted from Walks Road into a section of Angels Grove, where the assault took place.
The teen was later left in the community and reported the incident to a passer-by, who alerted the police.
The suspect was subsequently intercepted, arrested and later charged.
- Rasbert Turner
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