Twenty-year-old Norvin Oneil, a fisherman of Westbury, Essequibo, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), was on Tuesday granted bail in the sum of $500,000 on a rape charge.
The accused, who was accused of raping a female under the age of 16 between March 1 and May 21, 2024, appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court, where the indictable charge was read to him.
He was not required to plead, but despite the prosecutor opposing bail, the young man was given his pre-trial liberty under the condition that he reports every Friday to the Charity Police Station until the determination of the matter.
In addition, he is to make no contact with the victim. Oneil is expected to make his next court appearance on October 13, 2025.
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