An appeal filed by convicted child rapist Mark Campbell is among the cases that will be heard by the Court of Appeal this month. Campbell, who is currently serving two life sentences for raping underage boys, has now moved to the appellate court to have his conviction and sentence overturned.
Child rapist: Mark Campbell
In 2018, he pleaded guilty to raping a five-year-old boy and was sentenced to life. His eligibility for parole was set at 30 years. The offence was committed on April 16, 2013, in a community in Demerara. The young boy’s mother had left him in the care of Campbell.
Meanwhile, in October 2017, Campbell was handed a similar sentence after he was convicted by a jury of raping one of his underage male family members. The boy was seven and eight when he was violated, in 2011 and 2013, respectively.
He was previously acquitted on one count of sexual activity with a child family member. On another count of the same charge, the jury was unable to arrive at a verdict, and as such a mistrial was declared.
The incidents allegedly occurred in the county of Demerara during September 2011 and July 2013 when the child was three and five years old, respectively.
