Accused admits to rape of nine-year-old

A man yesterday pleaded guilty to raping a nine-year-old girl when he appeared before Justice Franklyn Holder at the High Court.

Leyrone Sandifrod, called “Stammer,” accepted that between May 1 and 31, 2011, he sexually penetrated a girl under the age of 16 years; that being a nine-year-old girl.

The man, who was unrepresented by an attorney, will be sentenced on March 30 after the presentation of a probation report.