Man acquitted of rape in 2014 slapped with 3 new charges

-confesses to raping women

Having received a second lease on life when he was acquitted of a rape charge in 2016, the 22-year-old Leon Jordan will now face the full wrath of the law after confessing to three counts of rape in his appearance before Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Demerara High Court on Wednesday.
Jordan opted to enter guilty pleas when the charges were read to him, the first of which detailed that on February 2, 2012, in the county of Demerara, he engaged in sexual penetration of a child under the age of 16 years.
The second charge detailed that on January 13, 2013, in the county of Demerara, he engaged in sexual penetration of a child aged 14 years; and the final charge detailed that, on October 25, 2016, he engaged in sexual penetration of a 24-year-old woman.
The defendant told the court it is better that he tells the truth, adding that prison is not a suitable place for persons like him.
After Jordan had pleaded guilty to the offences, Justice Reynolds ordered that Jordan should undergo psychiatric evaluation because he needs professional help. A probation report was also ordered compiled.
Jordan will be sentenced on June 26, 2019 in the Sexual Offences Court.
The convict was represented by Attorney-at-law Maxwell McKay, while prosecutors Seeta Bishundial and Abigail Gibbs had represented the state.
Jordan was acquitted back in 2016 after a 12-member jury empanelled before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry had found him not guilty of a similar offence he had been accused of committing. In that matter, he was accused of sexually molesting a 16-year-old girl on October 24, 2014.