COLLIN Venture was, on Wednesday, found guilty of three counts of rape committed on a 13-year-old girl and will know his fate on July 27, 2022.

Venture, 31, was on trial before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the Sexual Offences Court of the Demerara High Court for the rape of a child under 16 years, which occurred on three occasions between September and October 2020.

He was represented by attorney-at-law Alaira Murphy-Goodman, while the state was represented by prosecutors Cecilia Corbin, Caressa Henry and Peneeta Persaud.

The Guyana Chronicle had reported that Venture was known to the victim’s parents since he was a frequent visitor at the family’s shop.

The case against him was that, during visits to the shop, he would take the victim into the toilet and engage in sexual activities with her.

The victim’s stepmother saw a series of cell phone messages between Venture and the teen, who was later confronted by her parents. She subsequently told them that she and Venture were engaged in a sexual relationship. The matter was reported and Venture was arrested.