Residents and sponsors alike are worried about the Linden Town Week pageant after its Coordinator Leon Roberts was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of indecent assault of a young woman.
Roberts appeared before Magistrate Ann McClellan at the Christiansburg Magistrate’s Court where he was denied bail on the grounds that he is likely to interfere with the virtual complainant.
It was alleged that the accused on Monday lured the young woman to his office on the pretext that he wanted to hand over a cheque in connection with the pageant.
The coordinator who is also the communications officer for the Regional Democratic Council and of 28 Fair’s Rust is to return to court on May 12.
Why remand to prison unless the assault was also sexual in nature? I know the article said it was a young lady and there is an attempt to protect her sensibilities but I am left to conjecture as to the nature of the alleged crime. I don’t want salacious details but your reporters can provide more information and still protect the virtues of the alleged victim.
I am happy that at least one young woman has come forward… These pageant promoters have got to stop with this non-sense… this bribe fuh corwn tactic.. i aint seh thats what happen.. but atleast that’s what was inferred…
These crimes must stop against women in guyana, hope all evidence are correct and if he’s found guilty, jail him.
Why worry people, is Roberts irreplacable? Find a new Coordinator and get on with the business of the pageant
WAR-530 YOU HAVE TO READ YESTERDAY’S ARTICLE.