Man, 52, gets life for sexually assaulting girl, 5

Sep 19, 2018 News

Police are on the hunt for a 52-year-old man who was sentenced to life imprisonment in his absence yesterday. The man, Deosaran Narine, was on trial before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for engaging in sexual activity with a five-year-old girl back in 2014.
It is alleged that during May 2014, Narine engaged in sexual activity with a child/family member.
He had initially pleaded not guilty to the charge at the commencement of his trial at the High Court in Georgetown.
Yesterday, the evidence was summated to the jurors who returned a unanimous guilty verdict after deliberations. But, Narine who was out on bail did not show up in court for the verdict. And his Attorney-at-Law Maxwell McKay could not account for his client’s whereabouts.
According to information, Narine sucked the back of the girl’s neck and then inserted his index finger into her vagina. After committing the act, Narine told the little girl not to tell anyone. But the child complained to her guardians.
In arriving at a sentence for Narine, Justice Sewnarine-Beharry took into consideration all the aggravating and mitigating factors. The Judge also considered the psychological impact the incident had on the child, since according to the Judge, she told a counsellor that she still feels sad and hurt.
According to the High Court Judge, the sentence will send a strong message that such acts will not be tolerated.
Narine would only become eligible for parole after serving 25 years.
The case for the State was presented by Prosecutors Lisa Cave and Orinthia Schmidt.

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