T&T taxi driver, 70 charged with child rape

Charged: Giefton Raymond

(Trinidad Express) A seventy-year-old man appeared before the court charged with the sexually assault of a 12-year old girl.

Part time taxi driver Giefton Raymond appeared before the San Fernando senior magistrate Cherril-Anne Antoine charged that on April 1 he sexually penetrated the child. The indictable charge was laid by constable Diamond.

The father of eight who had no pending or previous matters before the court was placed on $100,000 bail to be approved by the clerk of the peace.

He was also placed on $20,000 cash bail and ordered to stay away from the child.

The matter was adjourned to May 1.