Bareroot man slapped with rape charge

Clifton Graham, an unemployed resident of Bareroot, East Coast Demerara, has been slapped with a rape charge for which he has been remanded until March 22.
Arrested since September 15, 2023 but charged only on Wednesday, the 34-year-old has been arraigned before Sparendaam Magistrate Alisha George charged with ‘rape of a child under 16 years’, Contrary to Section 10 (3) of the Sexual Offences Act, Chapter 8:03.
He has not been required to plead to this indictable offence, and has been remanded to prison until March 22, when the case would next be called.