A 63-year-old man was granted bail with surety in the sum of $400,000 when he appeared before a Master of the High Court on Wednesday (May 1, 2024), charged with multiple sexual offences against a minor.
The Police Service reports that Issac John, of Guapo, was charged with two counts of sexual penetration and kidnapping of a minor, as well as sexual touching, when he appeared before Master Margaret Sookraj-Goswami, in the High Court.
Isaac John was granted bail or a cash alternative of $40,000. The sufficiency hearing date has been set for January 9, 2025.
Conditions of bail include him residing at a Guapo address, and not having contact with the virtual complainant or any other witnesses, as well as reporting to the Guapo Police Station two days per week.
According to the TTPS report, it is alleged that the female victim boarded a vehicle driven by a man in the Point Fortin district on Monday 29 April 2024. She alleges that instead of being taken home, the man took her to a bushy area at Field Road, where he proceeded to commit the offences.
A report of the incident was made to the police and a male suspect—Isaac John—was arrested on that same date.
He was charged with the offences on April 30, 2024, by WPC Valentine of the Special Victims Department (SVD).
Investigations were supervised by W/Supt. Claire Guy-Alleyne and Sgt. Ramnarine of the SVD.