A woman accused of restraining a teenaged girl whom she then allegedly allowed to be raped by a relative, was yesterday acquitted by a jury in the High Court at Suddie.
Sherryann Bashier was on trial before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for the charge of rape of a child under 16 years, which alleged that in November of 2015 she caused the 15-year-old to engage in sexual penetration with a third party.
Following deliberations, the jury returned a unanimous verdict, finding Bashier not guilty of the charge levelled against her.
According to the case for the State presented by Prosecutor Tiffini Lyken, the virtual complainant (VC) was in the company of Bashier and the man in question after viewing a Diwali light-up back in 2015.
