PRINCE Simpson, who raped a 13-year-old girl, was, on Thursday, jailed for 15 years by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall of the Demerara High Court.
Simpson, 53, also known as Princey, had been on trial before a jury for the charge, which accused him of raping the child between December 4 and December 31, 2019.

Following lengthy deliberations on May 31, 2024, the jury unanimously convicted him. As a result, the trial judge ordered that the sex offender be placed on remand until his sentencing hearing.
Simpson was 48 when he sexually molested the child.

Attorneys Marisa Edwards and Rbina Christmas served as the prosecution’s counsel. Madan Kissoon, a defence attorney, represented Simpson.
The maximum penalty for this offence is imprisonment for life.

Meanwhile, in a different matter, a man is awaiting his sentencing hearing after being found guilty, on Thursday, of raping a 16-year-old girl. After careful deliberations, the jury foreman declared that they had convicted Oswald Earl Bedlow of the offence.
The verdict was unanimous. Bedlow, 37, engaged in sexual penetration with the complainant without her consent on December 22, 2022.

Trial Judge, Sandil Kissoon, of the Demerara High Court has deferred the sex offender’s sentencing hearing to July 5, 2024, to facilitate the presentation of probation and other reports.
At the time of the incident, the girl was 16 and Bedlow—who was indicted for the offence of rape contrary to Section 3(3) of the Sexual Offences Act—was 35.
According to the Act, a person who commits rape faces life imprisonment if convicted on indictment.
During his trial, the offender was represented by attorney Ronald Bostwick, while State Counsel, Marisa Edwards, appeared for the prosecution.