…Judge encourages defendant to avoid trouble
Abraham Brown was on Wednesday freed on a charge of raping a 13-year-old girl which allegedly occurred almost two years ago.
Represented by Attorney Adrian Thompson, the accused faced trial over a few days at the Sexual Offences Court in Georgetown. However, after the 12-member jury considered the evidence, they returned a unanimous not guilty verdict, which meant that they disbelieved that Brown sexually penetrated the child on August 28, 2016, in the county of Demerara.
After he was freed, Justice Jo-Ann Barlow encouraged him to use the case as a reminder to stay out of trouble and to avoid heavy use of alcohol. She said he should not use such substances to the point where he cannot remember what occurred. The Judge remarked that Brown should engage in “clean fun” and use this case as an opportunity to put his life together. The case was prosecuted by Tiffini Lyken and Abigail Gibbs.
