A Tarouba man was remanded into police custody yesterday, after being charged with sexually penetrating and sexually touching a 16-year-old girl.
Robert Persad, a father of three, cursed and threatened members of the media who were taking his photo as he was being escorted out of the San Fernando High Court yesterday.
When he appeared before Magistrate Indira Misir-Gosine, Persad, 36, was not represented by an attorney.
Dressed in a vest, a short pants and wearing a pair of rubber slippers, Persad fidgeted and tried turning away from the magistrate several times, ignoring the warning of court officers to stand still. He was not called upon to plead as the charges were laid indictably.
He was charged with sexually touching the girl at a house on May 11, 2017. He was also charged with sexually penetrating the child at the same location on May 13, 2017.
He was charged by Ag Cpl Nicole St John of the Child Protection Unit, South, after being arrested in an exercise by Marabella CID officers yesterday morning.
Prosecutor Sgt Ian Sylvan asked that Persad be remanded for tracing. He will return to court today.