Teen on four sex charges

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy ap-peared in court yesterday charged with four counts of having sex with his 14-year-old neighbour.   

The boy was brought before Magistrate Gillian David in the Couva Magistrate’s Court and was granted $35,000 bail. According to police, last week, the girl’s mother learnt her daughter was having sex with the accused and took her to the Couva Police Station. The girl confessed to having sex with the accused on four occasions between June and July. She also admitted to being two months pregnant. Sgt Jeff Jackson, Cpls Maloney and Corbett began investigations and arrested the boy on Wednesday.  Since the accused’s family was unable to post bail, the boy was remanded to the Youth Training Centre until the next hearing.