A local gas station operator was found not guilty of sex with an underage girl after the complaint testified her allegation was a lie.
The girl was 13 years old went she told police the man had sex with her at his home on June 15, 2018.
The man was charged with sexual intercourse with a female under the age of 14, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
When the now 15-year-old complainant took the stand, she told the court her mother had beaten her that day for being disrespectful.
The girl testified she was angry with her mother and she and female friend went into town and decided they would not return to their homes.
The girl said her friend suggested they go by the defendant’s house to spend the night.
She said they lied to the man telling him they were 18 and 19 years old.
The girl testified the man allowed them to stay in a little house with a bedroom at the side of his home.
She said while there, the found alcohol in the refrigerator, which they drank, and she became drunk and fell asleep.
The complainant said the man later came and told them he would drop them to town early the next morning.
At that point in her testimony, the complaint asked if she could say something, then remarked, “I put a lie on the paper”.
When asked what the lie was, she replied, “I say he had sex with me but he not”.
When questioned by the court about the reason she lied, the complainant said earlier in the day they had gone by her friend’s boyfriend.
She said her friend had sex with her boyfriend and was worried her mom would find out and her boyfriend would get arrested.
The complainant said the friend suggested they go by the defendant’s home and say he had sex with them to protect her boyfriend.
In light of the complainant’s testimony, the prosecution said they would offer no further evidence in the case and the judge directed the jury to find the defendant not guilty.
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Follow the money…..
Money leaves a trail and a tail
The police work is never done a case within a case.
Follow the money…
Money talks…
When the report was made, Did the police had a test done on her to see if sexual course had carried out as she claimed?
Madness cyant, and nar dun!
You asked, the most important question, of the investigation, which is where are the results from the RAPE TEST kit?
exactly! how can this have reached to court WITHOUT a rape test kit result.. what nonsense is this??? He should sue ALL of them, she, police, DPP every f…ing body
Like the Police drop the ball again. If a rape kit was done (as required) the Police would have DNA material to check and verify whether the accused had sex with the young lady. If this was done, and his DNa was not present, then he should not have been charged in the first place.
If however his DNA was present, the Police could proceed with the charge, even if she was a willing participant in the sex act. She was not of legal age to grant consent, so it would represent statutory rape. Maybe the Police Commissioner can tell the nation what really happen, and hopefully clear up the impression that money talk.
What the hell aru think this ah f***ing law and order where one rape case solve inna one hour
1 either she have sex wid de man and get she pay off or
2 she really lie pan de man and waste da police time
Either way she likke ass and she family shudda pay fu was da police time.
Money pass
Same thing I said.
When will we start to deal with these matter more serverly. This sopil little brat should face the consequenses for wasting the police and courts time.
So will she be charged with wasting police time? She needs some sort of lesson!An innocent man could have had his life ruined.
@My Island
I agree with you totally also the complete cost to prosecute the case ought to be recouped.
Pure comedy! People are tossing around the justice system like a basketball.
Either way this is a sad case. If she lied to the authorities, it is a sad day for all rape victims across Antigua. If she was paid to lied, she was victimized twice and a rapist is left to walk free.
Pure fuckery
This here a set up from the start me know the girl family! Check them same police for how all this go!
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