Berbice private school teacher slapped with two rape charges

Jun 14, 2017 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

A 25-year-old teacher from a private school on the Corentyne was yesterday placed on $120,000 bail each for two counts of rape, when he appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court.

Charged: Zafiel Yusuf

Zafiel Yusuf, of Fyrish Village, Corentyne, was charged with the rape of a child under sixteen years old.
Yusuf, who was represented by Attorney-at-Law Chandra Sohan, was not required to plead to the indictable charge and was placed on bail to the tune of $240,000.
He is to return to court on June 27.
According to the facts of the case, Yusuf allegedly demanded that two minors perform oral sex on him in the backseat of his car sometime in April.
He allegedly made the request under the pretext of dropping the minors to his mother’s house to collect a hamper,
The girls told investigators that the accused en route to his house took them to a shop and offered to purchase beers. However, they both opted for a juice. He then drove to a bus shed and stopped, where he demanded that they perform the act.
The man allegedly warned the minors not to tell anyone what took place, however they related the story to their mothers and a report was made.

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