Man Jailed After Failing to Pay Court-Ordered Fine in Child Sex Case
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to six months in prison after defaulting on court-ordered payments tied to his conviction for sexual offenses involving a minor.
The man had pleaded guilty in October 2023 to charges of engaging in sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 14. The offenses occurred in 2020, when the victim was 13 and the defendant was 21.
Authorities said the pair first met at a neighborhood beauty salon in March 2020. Their contact developed into what the victim viewed as a relationship, leading to three instances of sexual activity that summer. The encounters resulted in the girl’s pregnancy, and she gave birth in 2021.
The victim’s mother was approached by the defendant and his mother, who agreed to take responsibility for the child. However, medical staff alerted police at the time of delivery, prompting an investigation.
In January 2024, Justice Ann-Marie Smith ordered the defendant to pay $6,000 in fines and compensation, structured in $500 monthly installments. Failure to pay carried a six-month prison term as the alternative sentence.
Court officials said the man made only one payment before absconding. After a months-long search, he was arrested in August 2024 and ordered to serve the custodial sentence.
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wow! a DEAD BEAT BABY-DADDY at its finest.
Sickening. That poor little girl will carry this trauma for life while he just sits and waits for sentencing. The justice system better make an example of him.
Chupz. I’m waiting to here the madness sentencing.
Taking abuse of little kids who cannot help themselves. How much thoughts did you put into that? He needs life in prison. I don’t know why we don’t listen to Jada Kingdom!!! “ Execution fi rape prison aguh too good fi dem, put the rope roun dem neck and mek dem heng”
6 months? No example set for the safety of the minors even if she was into it it’s still wrong and an example needed to be set
What a 13 year old can do for you at 21 these men are unbelievable and totally disgusting
The nasty men are an eyesore to our country.
Why don’t you just name the man in this case Antigua.news? It’s sickening how y’all hide the identity of these nasty dutty men. As an old man you’re looking at a child who’s by far under your age? 6 months imprisonment should not be the case. He needs more than that
Only six months? Too many of these nasty men roaming the country
We want ti know who the man is. So my daughter and my son can be aware
Pedos pedos everywhere
People People you should care
Put them where they cannot bear Beat their ass until they pass….out that is.
And the mom, why didn’t she report it??? She failed her kid as well