THE file containing the details of sexual abuse allegations brought against Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman, is with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).This was confirmed by Crime Chief Leslie James who spoke to the Guyana Chronicle yesterday.

Last week Communications Officer of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Chambers, Liz Rahaman, disclosed that the file had been sent back to the police for further investigations.
“This matter should be completed by the end of the week,” James assured, during a telephone interview.
The sexual abuse allegations were levelled against Trotman by 22-year-old Johnny Welchman Jr., who made the disclosure first via a post on the popular social media site, Facebook, last September. According to the young man, Trotman sodomized him when he was 12-years-old.
The Speaker of the National Assembly, since the allegations were made, has been most empathic in his denial of claims that he sexually assaulted Welchman Jr.
Subsequently, he moved to the courts to obtain a gag order and filed a $50M lawsuit against the 22-year-old. Last November, he secured an injunction from acting Chief Justice Ian Chang, which prevents Welshman from addressing the issue until the authorities have concluded their work on the matter.
The day after Chang’s ruling, November 12, Welshman attempted suicide and was reportedly rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). He was treated for consuming a large amount of a chlorine tainted liquid and sent home.
The young man was being represented by Attorney Peter Hugh. This newspaper understands that he is currently without legal representation.
Once investigations into the matter are completed, the DPP is expected to pronounce on the possibility of charges being brought against Trotman.