A Princes Town man was sentenced to four years and eight months in jail for the buggery of his four-year-old cousin in 2006. When he is released from prison he will undergo counselling for three years and programmes will be put in place to treat him.
Sitting in the San Fernando High Court yesterday, Justice Althea Alexis Windsor sentenced the man to two years and eight months on the charge of grievous sexual assault and one year each on two charges of buggery. He will serve a total of one year and six months in jail.
The accused was 15-years-old when the two incidents occurred in 2005 and 2006.
The grievous sexual assault and one count of buggery occurred sometime between April 2005 and April 2006. A second count of buggery occurred sometime in 2006.
The man pleaded guilty to both charges in the San Fernando High Court on May 29. He was represented by attorney Ainsley Lucky while State attorneys Sabrina Dougdeen-Jalgal and Sarah De Silva prosecuted.