Ex-Cop gets life sentence for raping 3-year-old girl

Former Police rank Deon Aaron was on Thursday jailed for life after he was last month found guilty of raping a three-year-old female relative in 2016. It was a 12-member jury that declared him guilty.
The 53-year-old man, of Friendship, East Bank Demerara, was handed the heavy sentence by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Sexual Offences Court and follows similar sentences the specialised court has been giving to rape offenders.
Justice Barlow observed that Aaron will be eligible for parole after serving 20 years in prison and outlined that the offender participate in all programmes offered by the

Guyana Prison Service.
The case facts noted that on March 16, 2016, at an East Demerara village, he sexually penetrated the child. The girl is now five years old and she was able to testify to the jury about the ex-Policeman’s unlawful acts.
The offender who walked out of court appearing to be on the verge of tears was reportedly entrusted by the child’s mother with her care when he committed the act. Reports were that after the child cried out to another relative, the former law enforcement officer was reported to the Police and was arrested and charged.
The victim through her impact statement called Aaron a “bad man who hurt her,” though he maintained that he is an innocent man.
The convicted man was represented by Attorney Madan Kissoon while State Prosecutors Tiffini Lyken, Seeta Bishundial and Abigail Gibbs presented the case.