A young man who raped his seven-year-old cousin when he himself was 14 years old was yesterday sentenced to spend the next two years behind bars and ordered to undergo counselling while in prison and even after his release.
The sentence was imposed by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow.
In accordance with the law, because the convict was charged as a minor, his identity cannot be published though he is now an adult.
The now almost 20-year-old convict was convicted by a jury late last month for two counts of rape-of-a-child under 16 years.
The particulars of the offence are that between December 1 and December 24, of 2015, he sexually penetrated the younger child.
The assault occurred twice during this period.
On the first count he was sentenced to one year, 6 months and on the second, to two years.
The sentences will run concurrently.
In accordance with the Juvenile Justice Act 2018, the identity of an individual who would have committed an offence while a minor, ought not to be published, since the person, although now an adult, was a juvenile at the time the offence was committed.
In addition, Section 42, which deals with sentences states, “Where a juvenile is found guilty of an offence under any law, the finding of guilt shall not be recorded as a conviction.”
The convict was represented by attorney Folio Richards.
The state’s case, meanwhile, was led by Prosecutor Teriq Mohammed
