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A 34-year-old physical education teacher avoided being remanded into custody on an indecent assault charge on Friday after he was granted emergency bail. Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson granted Eugene Bain bail after he was remanded into custody by a magistrate. Prosecutors allege that Bain inappropriately touched a 16-year-old female student at the school where he teaches

A jury was on Monday seated to hear the case of a man accused of robbing and kidnapping a food store owner and a woman accused of receiving stolen goods. Prosecutors allege that Mark Rolle Jr, while armed with a firearm, kidnapped and robbed Vashti Glinton on July 22, 2022. Glinton was accosted by a gunman

A jury on Thursday acquitted Kevin Cooper of rape after deliberating for just 15 minutes. Cooper was accused of raping a woman at the room where he stayed off West Bay Street on November 17, 2022. Cooper claimed that he and the woman met at Arawak Cay and she agreed to have sex with him for

Both the prosecution and defense in the rape trial of Kevin Cooper Jr. concluded closing arguments yesterday, bringing the trial one step closer to jury deliberations. Cooper, who is in custody, has pleaded not guilty to the charge against him. Both Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Cordell Frazier and defense lawyer Miranda Adderley told the

The rape trial against Kevin Cooper Jr. is expected to come to a close soon. Defense attorney Miranda Adderley closed her case yesterday after calling a prison officer who testified that he saw Cooper and his accuser leave together Arawak Cay walking west on West Bay Street on November 17, 2022. According to the officer,

A man accused of rape claimed that a woman made up the allegation when he didn’t give her $200 after they had consensual sex, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday. Kevin Cooper Jr. made the claims in a statement to police following his arrest on November 18, 2022. The statement was read into evidence by

A man accused of rape told a police investigator that he offered his alleged victim $200 for sex, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday. Police Constable 4027 Percy Leary made the revelation while testifying at the trial of Kevin Cooper Jr. Cooper, who is on remand, has pleaded not guilty at his trial before Justice

A man claimed that he had consensual sex with a woman who accused him of rape, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday. The arresting officer, Inspector Timothy Bain, testified that Kevin Cooper claimed he had consensual sex with his 41-year-old accuser. Bain said that he was on patrol on the morning of November 18, 2022 when

The man accused of stabbing a man in 2020 during a fight was placed on probation after accepting a plea deal on Wednesday. Hadden Miller, 64, pleaded guilty to causing grievous harm, with prosecutors dismissing the original charge of attempted murder. On September 14, 2020, Wilfred Pierre went to Bain Town. While there, Miller approached

A man who was caught with 92 rounds of ammunition when police carried out a raid on his Seabreeze Lane home was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison. Police arrested Rodrecus Todd, 32, after they seized 92 rounds of 9mm ammunition and 54 shotgun shells in 2015. Police officers also discovered six ounces of marijuana