PREVIOUSLY convicted child molester, Esan Germaine, was, on Tuesday, sentenced to 30 years imprisonment on three counts of child rape committed on a 15-year-old girl.

Germaine, a 45-year-old researcher, who is currently serving a 30-year sentence for similar crimes, was sentenced by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Demerara Sexual Offences Court.

On February 3, 2022, Germaine was found guilty of three counts of rape committed on the teen between January and July 2014.

Attorney-at-law Clyde Forde was on record for Germaine, while the state’s case was presented by prosecutors Nafeeza Baig, Muntaz Ali, and Latifa Elliott.

The judge, during her sentencing remarks, underscored the physical and psychological trauma the victim has had to face, and continues to face.

Among other things, the judge said that Germaine lacked genuine remorse and had maintained his innocence.

The judge said that Germaine was previously convicted and is currently serving a sentence for similar crimes.

“ This gives an indication of his bad character, his likelihood of reoffending, and that he is unrepentant,” the judge added.

The judge delivered separate sentences for each count. Germaine was sentenced to 20 years on the first count, 25 years on the second count and 30 years on the final count. The sentences amount to 75 years.

The judge ordered that they run concurrently which means Germaine will only serve 30 years.

Previously, the victim’s impact statement was read in court by a social worker and was tendered into evidence.

The victim, in her statement, said: “Before my matter reached the court I felt like my life was being delayed. After my trial, I felt so free… I thank God that this is finally over. For the first time, in a long time, I feel amazing; I feel like a brand new woman who has just received her life back.”

The social worker told the court that the victim said that the rape has traumatised her and she is unable to trust the opposite sex. Additionally, she is unable to show love and affection which has left her suffering from depression.

Germaine, in his probation report which was presented to the court noted that he had maintained his innocence.

In 2017, Germaine was convicted of three counts of rape committed on a girl. The recorded incidents occurred in 2011 when the child was four and continued in 2012 and 2013.

After a 12-member jury found him guilty at the Demerara High Court on all three counts, he was sentenced by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall to 15 years, 20 years, and 30 years, respectively.

However, the sentences will run concurrently, which means he will spend only 30 years in jail for those crimes.

Germaine has since approached the Guyana Court of Appeal to challenge those convictions and sentences.