Airy Hall man found guilty of raping underage girl

A man of Airy Hall, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) has been found guilty of raping an underage girl.
28-year-old Raphael Doobay has been found guilty of raping a child under 16 years old on October 28, 2019 on the Essequibo Coast. The case was heard by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Suddie High Court, and Doobay has been found guilty of rape. A probation report has been ordered, and sentencing has been deferred to November 15.

Just two weeks ago, a 12-member jury found Francis Gonsalves of Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast guilty of raping a 35-year-old woman in 2018. Gonsalves was on trial before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Suddie High Court for allegedly engaging in sexual penetration of the victim on March 27, 2018. The jury, by a 10-2 majority, found Gonsalves guilty of the crime. Gonsalves refused to accept the verdict, and told the court that he was innocent and had had an unfair trial.
His attorney Ravindra Mohabir, during a plea of mitigation, told the court that his client is a “model prisoner”, and could be rehabilitated. However, State Prosecutor Tiffani Lyken told the court that Gonsalves showed no remorse for his actions, although being found guilty by a jury. She also told the court that Gonsalves is currently serving a sentence, and is no stranger to the law. He was previously charged with burglary, assault causing actual bodily harm, damage to property, and breach of a protection order.
The judge has deferred sentencing to November 13, 2022. The court heard that the victim had left a birthday party at 03:00h when she was attacked and raped by Gonsalves. (G9)