Driver charged for raping schoolgirl

On Monday at 4 pm, police reported, the schoolgirl boarded a car in St James, asking the driver to take her home.

However, while en route to her destination, the child accepted a sweetie from the driver and later fell unconscious in the car. When she revived, the child realised she was naked and lying on a bed inside a house.

The driver, who was also naked and on the bed, then sexually assaulted the child who later begged to be released.

The child was told to get dressed by the man who then took her to a parlour where he bought her some ice cream. He later dropped her off near her home.

The child reported to her mother what had happened and they both went to the police where a report was made. She was medically examined and the Child Protection Unit alerted.

The taxi driver was detained on Tuesday and five charges were laid against him yesterday. They include abduction, sexual touching, false imprisonment, paying for sexual services and having sex with a minor.

He was due to appear yesterday afternoon before a Port-of-Spain magistrate.