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Man freed of carnal knowledge charge

Oct 22, 2015 News

A visibly emotional James Wong was on Tuesday acquitted of a carnal knowledge charge. He was found not guilty of the allegation by a mixed 12-member jury. Wong had been indicted for having Carnal knowledge of a girl less than 15 years. The incident is said to have occurred on July 4, 2008. He had pleaded not guilty to the allegation.
The man subsequently faced a trial before Justice Joann Barlow at the Georgetown High Court. The proceeding was held in camera.
However, following approximately two hours of deliberation, the jury panel returned a verdict of not guilty for the offence.  Wong, who had no legal representation, was visibly moved to tears at the announcement of the jury. He was on $250,000 bail pending trial.
The man stood in the prisoners dock and wept silently.  Before discharging the former accused, Justice Barlow admonished him to stay out of trouble.
“You have been given a second chance to fix whatever needs fixing … and to get closer to your God whatever, you perceive him to be,” the Judge underscored.  The case was presented by State Counsels Diana Kaulesar, Tuanna Harday and Tameika Clarke.

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