The Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday upheld the conviction against a pastor for raping a minor but reduced his sentence.
Berbice Pastor, Andrew Hannibal, who was found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl in 2016, saw his sentence reduced from 40 years to 25 after he argued that it was excessive.
Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings-Edwards, who chaired the court’s proceedings, alongside Justices Dawn Gregory and Rishi Persaud, yesterday informed the convict that along with his reduced 25-year sentence, he is to serve 18 years before being eligible for parole.
