A 21-year-old teacher attached to the JC Chandisingh Secondary School, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), was on Friday charged with the alleged rape of a female student.
Kevin Nascimento appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the Albion Magistrate’s Court where he was charged in relation to the crime. The victim is under 16 years old.
Charged: Kevin Nascimento
Apart from the victim being below the age of consent, the court heard that the accused is considered someone whom the child trusted.
According to the Police, Nascimento was a frequent visitor to the student’s home, as his father, also a teacher, would have taught some of the victim’s older siblings.
It is alleged that during one of those visits in October 2022, the teacher committed the act. Nascimento is being represented by Senior Council Mursaline Bacchus. He was granted $100,000 bail and the case was adjourned to January 13 when the prosecution is expected to make a disclosure of all statements it will be using during the trial.
Meanwhile, Guyana Times understands that the Police have presented other evidence to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the form of a video, showing the teacher in an allegedly compromising position with the schoolgirl’s younger brother.
After the incident was reported in October, several students of the school reportedly made complaints of sexual misconduct against the teacher.
The Police are currently investigating those reports. In fact, some of them have already gone to the DPP for advice. The teacher will make his next court appearance in the new year.
