Bail increased for rape accused

The presiding magistrate in the Point Fortin Court set a new bail in the sum of $150,000.

The accused was also ordered to stay at least 100 feet away from the victim’s workplace and her residence and also to report to the Gasparillo Police Station three days per week.

It was reported that on January 25, a 20-year-old waitress boarded the accused man’s car at Library Corner in San Fernando bound for Point Fortin.

On reaching La Brea, the driver went off route.

The victim told police she was taken to a camp located in a lonely area in Sobo Village where she was raped.

The accused was arrested last week Wednesday during a ‘sting’ operation in Gasparillo and subsequently charged with the offence.

Cpl Thompson of the La Brea CID laid the charges and the accused made his first appearance in court last week Thursday.

He will return to court on March 14.