THE jury at the Demerara Assizes yesterday freed Rene Gordon on two sexual offence charges accusing him of having sexual affairs with his l2-year-old stepdaughter.Gordon was said to have committed the offences on May 19, 2012, in the County of Demerara.
The other offence is said to have occurred on July 1 and 31, 2010 when the girl was 10 years old.
The prosecution alleged that the accused had knowledge of the girl’s age and relationship
But Defence Counsel Mr Satesh Kissoon cross-examined the witnesses and pointed out to the court, apparent inaccuracies and inconsistencies in the evidence, which might have influenced the jury in coming to their not-guilty verdict.
After Justice Roxane George’s summing up, the jury took over two hours to reach their unanimous verdict.