Miner gets eight years jail for rape of girl, 11

Sherwin Sharples

Gold miner Sherwin Sharples, 40, who was found guilty last week of raping an 11-year-old girl, was yesterday sentenced to eight years in prison.

The man’s sentence was deferred to yesterday to facilitate the presentation of a probation report. When the case was called, however, Justice Dawn Gregory informed that probation officers were unable to complete the report and were requesting more time.

Justice Gregory said the officers explained that the report would be available by August 14th, but since two of the