November 24, 2015
JDF soldier accused of raping 17-y-o
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier was today offered $100,000 bail when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on charges of rape and indecent assault.
The soldier, who is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl, was offered bail by Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey on condition that he be restricted to the compound of the JDF at Up Park Camp in Kingston.
During the hearing the lawyer representing the accused told the magistrate that the allegations were “erroneous” and that her client’s record will show that he does not have a propensity for this kind of act.
The accused is scheduled to return to court on January 13 of next year.
Tanesha Mundle
