Teens on bail for rape of 11-year-old

Three teenage boys were on Friday placed on a total of $150,000 bail when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan charged for raping an 11-year-old girl.
It is alleged that the accused: a 14-year-old, a 15-year-old and 18-year-old Caozuyag Menuy, while in the vicinity of Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara between October 1 and October 31, 2017, had sexual intercourse with a girl who is under the age of consent.
According to the prosecution’s case, the boys allegedly held the child down and molested her, and the matter was reported to the Police after the child informed her parents about what had transpired.
Defence attorney Paul Fung-a-Fat, in an application for bail for the boys, asked that the Magistrate be lenient and grant bail in a reasonable amount.
Bail was granted in the sum of $70,000 for the 18-year-old, while the 15-year-old and the 14-year-old were each placed on $40,000 bail. The case will continue on August 24.