Bagotstown man remanded over rape of seven-year-old girl

Clifton Anthony (left) being escorted by apoliceman.

Accused of raping a seven-year old girl in Port Kaituma, a Bagotstown man was yesterday remanded to prison when he was brought before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.

Thirty-two-year old Clifton Anthony was also charged with the possession of 10 grammes of cannabis on March 28, in Port Kaituma. The man denied both of the charges laid against him.

Representing the accused, attorney Paul Fung-a-Fat requested bail for his client’s narcotics charge, stating that