A TWENTY-FOUR-year-old Linden resident was, on Tuesday, freed of a rape charge by the Sexual Offences Court of the Demerara High Court, after the jury returned a not-guilty verdict.
Cliff David was on trial before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl on March 15, 2019, in the county of Demerara.
The jury, after deliberating for almost two hours, found David not guilty. The state’s case was presented by prosecutor Latifah Elliot, while David was represented by attorney-at-law Teriq Mohammed.
Madam Justice Barlow told David to consider it a second chance and that he must use the opportunity to avoid finding himself in similar situations and before the court.