Two Essequibo Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) residents were recently charged and granted bail on separate sexual assault charges.
In the first instance, 25-year-old Leon Green, a miner of Pitman Street, Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast was charged for sexually assaulting a 27-year-old woman.
During the court hearing at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court, the Administration of Justice Act (AJA) was applied by Magistrate Tariq Mohammed after which Green pleaded not guilty to the charge.
As such, bail was granted in the sum of $100,000, on condition that the defendant has no contact with the virtual complainant (VC) pending trial. The matter was adjourned until July 22.
Charged, Leon Green
Meanwhile, Mohamed Aryan Gafoor,22, a boat captain of Spring Garden, Essequibo Coast was charged with raping a secondary school girl under the age of 16.
The incident reportedly occurred on January 4, 2025 at Supenaam, Essequibo Coast but the accused only appeared before Magistrate Mohammed on Thursday last at Suddie Magistrate’s Court.
He was not required to plea to the indictable charge but was granted $300,000. He will make his next court appearance on July 31, 2025.
