A MIXED jury, on Monday, found 49-year-old Wazir Potter guilty of sodomizing a 12-year-old boy in 2018.
Potter of Garden of Eden, East Coast Demerara, was on trial before Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Sexual Offences Court of the Demerara High Court.
The charges against him alleged that on August 8, 2018, he engaged in sexual penetration with a child who was, at the time, under the age of consent.
The jury, after deliberating for two hours, returned with a guilty verdict. Sentencing has been deferred until July 22, pending the presentation of a probation report.
The state was represented by prosecutors, Sarah Martin and Nafeeza Baig, while Potter’s attorney was Everton Singh-Lammy.

Potter, in his defence, told the court that the victim’s story was fabricated. In an unsworn statement in court, he said “I done no wrong…And if I do it, let God come down and cripple me right here.” According to the evidence presented, on the day in question, the victim was standing on a bridge located through a track at Garden of Eden, when he was allegedly grabbed from behind by Potter. Potter reportedly covered the young boy’s mouth and carried him into his house. While inside the home, he raped the child for about 20 to 30 minutes.
After committing the heinous crime, he told the lad that he would kill him if he catches him traversing through the track again.
Potter was arrested after the child’s family made a report to the police.