Labourer accused of raping woman at sleepover remanded

A 25-year-old man accused of raping a woman four years older than him at a house party has been charged and remanded to prison.

Accused rapist Deqwan Norton

Deqwan Norton, a labourer of D’Urban Backlands Squatting Area, Georgetown, was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
He was not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that on August 7, in Georgetown, he engaged in sexual penetration with a 29-year-old woman without her consent.
During the in-camera hearing, Norton was refused bail. His next court date is August 26.
It is the prosecution’s case that the virtual complainant was at her friend’s house party. Because “it was getting late”, instead of going home, she decided to sleep over at her friend’s place.
The woman stayed alone in her friend’s bedroom. She was, however, awakened by Norton, who allegedly touched her about her body, before raping her against her will.
The woman raised an alarm and persons in the home came to her rescue. According to the prosecutor, Norton attempted to escape but was caught, beaten, and handed over to the Police.
He was positively identified by the complainant as the person who sexually attacked her. (G1)