Nick Skeete, called “Jason Blair” and “Shatta”, was on Thursday found guilty of raping a woman when he appeared before the Sexual Offences Court in Demerara.
Rape convict Nick Skeete
Skeete, alongside Harold Anderson and John Lee Edmond, was jointly charged for the offence of rape.
The indictment read that between July 8 and July 9, 2016 in Essequibo, they had sexual intercourse with the woman without her consent.
The incident took place in Lethem (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) when the woman was only 20 years old at the time and had just left a disco.
She had reportedly called a taxi to take her home and as she was entering the taxi, Skeete dealt one blow to the driver’s head and dragged her into the car.
The court was told that the suspect took the woman to a swampy area where he had sex with her without her consent.
Edmond was freed of the charge after the jury returned a 10-2 not guilty verdict; he was represented by Attorney Maxwell McKay.
In the interim, Anderson was freed of the charge on Monday last after Judge Jo Ann Barlow upheld a no-case submission by his lawyer, Ravindra Mohabir.
Skeete, who was also represented by Mohabir was remanded to prison as the court awaits a probation report and victim impact statement.
The rape convict will return to court on April 6, 2020 for sentencing.
