A Linden man was yesterday found guilty on two counts of rape by a jury.
Keon Lawson, 25, of Wismar, Linden, yesterday stood before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the Sexual Offences Court in Georgetown as a 12-member jury delivered the guilty verdicts following two hours of deliberation.
The charges alleged that Lawson, between November 1st and November 30th, 2014, in the county of Demerara, engaged in sexual activity with a six-year-old girl. A second charge stated that on October 6th, 2017, in the County of Demerara, he engaged in sexual activity with a nine-year-old girl. The same girl was the victim in both instances.
Following the verdicts, Lawson’s attorney, George Thomas, asked that a probation report be prepared before sentencing. Lawson then apologised for his actions as he told the court “I’m sorry.” He is expected to return to court on January 6th, 2020, for the presentation of a probation report and to be sentenced.
According to reports, in relation to the first count, Lawson went to the house where the six-year-old was alone. He then held the child, covered her mouth and raped her.
Further reports indicated that in 2017, while the child was nine-years-old, she was sent to the convict’s home to collect something. As the victim attempted to leave the home, Lawson, who was alone at the time, blocked her from exiting and threw her on to a chair and raped her.
The child later told her teacher what the convict did to her, which caused her parents to be summoned to the school and the matter being reported to the police.
