A 31-year-old man was on Wednesday found guilty of repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl.
Collin Venture of Sophia, Greater Georgetown, had been on trial before Demerara Sexual Offences Court Judge Simone Morris-Ramlall for three counts of sexual penetration of a child under 16. After deliberating for over two hours, the jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts on each of the three counts, finding that Venture had raped the child between September and October of 2020.
Child rapist Collin Venture
Following the verdicts, Venture, who had been out on $150,000 bail, was remanded to prison pending his sentencing hearing, which is fixed for July 27 at 11:30h.
State Counsels Cecilia Corbin, Caressa Henry and Paneeta Persaud prosecuted the case, while Venture was represented by Defence Counsel Alaira Murphy-Goodman.
According to the facts, Venture is known to the teenage girl, and was in the habit of taking her into a toilet behind a shop near her home, where he would rape her. The matter came to light only after the girl’s stepmother had searched her phone and discovered some very disturbing messages exchanged between her and Venture. The young girl was confronted, and she admitted that Venture had raped her.
A report was made to the Police, and Venture was arrested and prosecuted. (G1)
