Two men granted bail in separate incidents

Two men who were on Friday charged in separate incidents, were granted bail when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
One man is accused of obtaining money under false pretence, and the other of assaulting a child.
Leandro Samaroo, 22, of Lot 5 Dennis Street, Sophia, is accused of defrauding a woman of $300,000 by pretending he was in a position to sell her a food cart. The charge alleges that the incident occurred between February 19 and April 8, 2025, at Dennis Street, Sophia.
Samaroo was not required to plead to the indictable charge. The prosecution did not object to bail but requested that he report to the Brickdam Police Station on a scheduled basis.
Magistrate McGusty granted Samaroo $150,000 bail with the condition that he report to the station every fourth Friday of the month between 9:00h and 11:00 h. The matter was adjourned to June 6, 2025.
In the other unrelated matter, radio personality Alex King of Cummings Park, Georgetown, was charged with unlawfully assaulting a child. The court heard that the alleged assault took place on May 7, 2025, at Austin Street, Campbellville.
King, who identified himself as an employee of 96.1 FM, pleaded not guilty. The prosecution raised no objection to bail, stating that the parties were not previously known to each other. He was released on $10,000 bail, and the matter was adjourned to May 23, 2025.