A private hire (PH) driver from Tobago has been sentenced to 11-and-a-half years in prison for raping a teenage passenger.
Ricardo Reynolds was convicted of the crime two weeks ago. His sentence was handed down on Wednesday (July 24, 2024), by High Court Judge Kathy-Ann Waterman Latchoo.
Guardian Media understands the Mason Hall resident was accused of attacking the 17-year-old in November 2012, after she entered his car in Scarborough.
The girl said the driver took her to a beach in Lambeau where he raped her.
The judge ordered that the accused be placed on the National Sex Offenders Register and website.
Reynolds also was ordered to report to police every three months for eight years after his eventual release.