ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in St John’s, Antigua in the case against 44-year-old Duffield Destin who pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a 15-year old girl.

The incidents are said to have occurred in 2019 when Destin was 41.

The court heard that Destin, posing as a 22-year-old, struck up a Facebook relationship with the teenager and their online conversations devolved into a sexual one.

They eventually agreed to meet so she could see who she was speaking with; and the court learned that on that occasion he picked her up at school and drove her to a beach in Five Islands, despite her reluctance, raped her and gave her a “morning after pill”.

In court, the man, despite his guilty plea, asserted his belief that the victim was older due to information on her Facebook profile indicating she was 16.

He further contended that he had not fabricated his age and claimed that he did not pick her up from school but rather from a location near the school.

He raised additional concerns about the presented facts before being sent back to prison, where he will remain until his sentencing hearing on Tuesday.