CHIEF Magistrate, Ann McLennan, on Friday remanded a route 42 minibus driver to prison after he appeared before the court, charged for raping a 21-year-old woman whose hearing is impaired.

Sherwin Reynolds, 44 of Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, was not required to plead to the indictable charge which was read in camera.

The charge states that Reynolds, on April 19, 2018 at Timehri, East Bank Demerara, engaged in sexual penetration with the 21-year-old woman without her consent. He was remanded to prison until October 10.

According to reports, on the day in question, the woman was a passenger in the minibus which was driven by Reynolds. After travelling from Georgetown to Timehri the woman did not exit the vehicle.

It is alleged that Reynolds drove his minibus to a location in Timehri where he raped the woman, who is unable to speak and took advantage of her.

After raping the woman, it is alleged that Reynold drove the woman to a nearby bus stop and left her. The woman managed to tell her relatives who reported the matter to the police.