Taxi driver Tevin Vickerie appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman on Friday to answer a charge of rape, wherein it is alleged that he engaged in sexual activity with a minor without her consent during the month of January 2018 on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
According to reports, Vickerie would pick up the teen from school and drop her home on a daily basis. However, during the month in question, the 22-year-old accused picked up the teen from school, but failed to drop her home; driving instead to a lonely area in the vicinity of the Soesdyke-Linden Highway and demanding that the teen have sex with him.
The prosecution is contending that the teen allegedly refused his demand, and Vickerie locked the vehicle, climbed into the back seat where the girl was seated, and forced himself on her. He later took her home.
Upon returning home, the girl informed her relatives about the incident, and the Police were subsequently informed.
Not required to plead to the indictable charge, the unrepresented Vickerie was eventually placed on bail in the sum of $400,000, and the case has been set for continuation on September 19.
