Former Chronicle chief photographer found guilty of sexual assault of colleague

Sep 27, 2025 News

…on remand, pending sentencing

Kaieteur News – Former chief photographer of the Guyana Chronicle, Vishwanauth “Adrian” Narine, was on Thursday found guilty of sexual assault committed against a colleague at the state-owned newspaper.

Former Chronicle chief photographer remanded pending sentencing for sexual assault of colleague

Former Chief Photographer of the Guyana Chronicle Vishwanauth “Adrian” Narine

Narine was arraigned in August 2024 before senior magistrate, Fabayo Azore on two counts of sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. The allegations stemmed from incidents in December 2023, after one of Narine’s colleagues reported to the Alberttown Police Station that he had sexually assaulted her twice that month.

Following the report, Narine was immediately sent on administrative leave by the management of the Chronicle, which also launched an internal inquiry and cooperated with the police investigation.

After months of hearings, Magistrate Azore on Thursday ruled that Narine was guilty of one of the charges, specifically relating to an incident that occurred on December 22, 2023. He was remanded to prison until October 9, 2025, when he is scheduled to be sentenced.

When he first appeared in court in August 2024, Narine had been granted $100,000 bail. His attorney, Jermaine Jarvis, argued that his client had been consistently reporting to police, was not being paid while on leave, and should be granted bail in a reasonable sum. The police at the time requested that any bail granted be conditional, barring Narine from contacting or approaching the victim.

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