CITY Maigstrate Fabayo Azore will today make her ruling against the former Director of

Prisons, Mr Welton Trotz who is charged with sexually assaulting a female prison officer.
Trotz has been before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court since October 28, 2015 and was released on $100,000 bail after pleading not guilty. The trial had been held in camera.

A junior female rank has alleged that Trotz had made sexual advances to her sometime before the May 11, 2015 General and Regional elections. The junior rank told her husband about Trotz’s advances, and those were subsequently reported to the police.
An investigation was launched by the police and the file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecution, who advised that Trotz be charged for sexual assault of the woman.
Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan had relieved Trotz of his position as Director of Prisons.