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CMC-A High Court judge in Guyana on Monday delayed the sentencing of Chandralall Lakhraj, who was found guilty of two counts of rape committed on an 11-year-old girl left in his care.<\/p>

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Lakhraj, also called \u201cUncle Pappi\u201d, who was before Justice Brassington Reynolds and a 12-member jury at the Berbice High Court denied the first charge indictments which alleged that between September 1 and October 9, 2019, he engaged in sexual penetration of the child.<\/p>\n

He also denied that during the same period, he engaged in sexual activity with the child by causing her to touch his penis.<\/p>

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After deliberating for more than two hours, the 12-member jury found Lakhraj guilty of the indictments and Justice Reynolds deferred sentencing to September 13, pending the presentation of probation and other social impact reports.<\/p>

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The High Court was told that the child had been removed from her parent\u2019s home due to neglect and placed in Lakhraj\u2019s care by the authorities.<\/p>\n

Lakhraj lived in the bottom flat of a home with no walls separating rooms. The flat had three beds and the victim would sleep inside of a hammock.<\/p>

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The court heard that at night, Lakhraj would come to the victim\u2019s hammock and sexually assault her.<\/p>\n

The teen later confided in her school teacher and the matter was reported to the police.<\/p>

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In his defence, Lakhraj told the court he is innocent and was working in Suriname when the rape allegedly occurred.<\/p>

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