MARK Campbell, who is currently serving life imprisonment for two counts of sexual activity with a child under the age of 12, had his sentence reduced to 20 years by the Court of Appeal on Monday.
In 2017, Campbell was tried before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the Georgetown High Court.
It is alleged that he first engaged in sexual penetration of the boy during the month of September 2011 when the child was six years old. He again committed the act on July 10, 2013 when the boy was eight.

A 12-member jury found Campbell guilty on both counts, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving 30 years in jail.
Campbell had moved to the Court of Appeal, claiming that his conviction could not stand. He is asking that his sentence be set aside since it was unfair, too severe, and excessive.

The appeal was heard by Chancellor (ag) Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Justices of Appeal Dawn Gregory and Rishi Persaud.
In handing down the court ruling on Monday, the Chancellor found that the trial judge did not abide by the sentencing guidelines when sentencing Campbell for the crime.

The Court reduced Campbell’s sentence to 20 years on each count, which will run concurrently.
It was ordered that the time Campbell spent in pre-trial custody be deducted from his sentence.
According to reports, Campbell was asked by the boy’s mother to take care of him while she worked the night shift.
Campbell allegedly sodomised the boy on the dates mentioned while his mother was at work.

In 2018, Campbell was handed another life sentence after confessing to raping a five-year-old boy on April 16, 2013.
The sentence was handed down by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, who ordered that Campbell be eligible for parole after serving 30 years.