Plaisance man appeals life sentences for rape of girls

A man who has been convicted of engaging in sexual penetration of two underage girls and has been sentenced to terms of life imprisonment has appealed his convictions and sentences. He is arguing, among other things, that the trial Judge misdirected the jury, and that the imposed jail terms are excessive.
50-year-old Sheldon Lynch of Plaisance, East Coast Demerara was, in 2018, convicted by a 12-member jury of engaging in sexual penetration of an 11-year-old girl on August 22, 2015, and was imprisoned for life, without the possibility of parole.
It was reported that on the day in question, Lynch, known to the child, had forced himself on the then 11-year-old. Following the incident, the girl told her mother what had transpired, and the mother reported the matter to the Police. Thus Lynch was arrested and later charged.
In a separate matter in 2018, Lynch was found guilty of raping a 10-year-old girl on two different occasions between December 2010 and November 2011. He was sentenced to two consecutive life terms, and must spend a minimum of 35 years in prison on each of the two convictions before being paroled.
Maintaining his innocence in both cases, Lynch, a father of two, has moved to the Court of Appeal, which has since informed that Lynch’s appeal hearing will start on April 5 at 09:30h.