ATTORNEY-at-LAW Glen Hanoman has filed an appeal on behalf of his client, 63-year-old Gregory Ramkissoon, who was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for raping a four-year-old girl in 2016.

Ramkissoon, called “Skeage,” threw himself at the mercy of Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the High Court two weeks ago and admitted that on January 4, 2016, in the County of Demerara, he engaged in sexual activity with a four-year-old child.

Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall sentenced Ramkissoon to 20 years’ jail with the possibility of parole after serving 15 years.

Ramkissoon’s attorney filed the appeal on the grounds that Justice Singh failed to explore the possibility of a probation report and to take other relevant factors into consideration. Another basis for the appeal is that Ramkissoon’s original attorney failed to have the sentence adequately mitigated; the sentence was severe, especially since the appellant had pleaded guilty.