Magistrate Oneidge Waldron-Allicock set the commencement of the preliminary inquiry into the sex assault charges against businessman Kevin Jordan for January 31, when he appeared before her yesterday.
Stabroek News understands that Jordan’s lawyers approached the High Court late last month and a judge granted him $250,000 bail on each of the four counts of buggery he is facing.
Yesterday Jordan came to court in the company of several relatives and appeared calm. 48, of Lot 524 Republic Park, East Bank Demerara and the owner of Jordan’s Spare Parts at High and Broad streets allegedly sodomised four boys between the ages of six and eight years old.
It is alleged that he committed the acts on November 2 and November 7 last at his business place.
The allegations surfaced during the early part of November last when a seven-year-old student of a primary school located a short distance from Jordan’s business place complained of a pain in his rear. Checks revealed blood and when the child was questioned, he reportedly implicated the businessman. Subsequently, the other boys came forward also alleging that Jordan had committed sexual acts on them during the school’s lunch period at his business place. Jordan was initially arrested and released on station bail.
However, within days, he was rearrested and the charges instituted against him. When he first appeared in court, the businessman was showered with insults from the hundreds of persons who flocked the court, including the relatives of the virtual complainants.
On December 12, Neil Boston, one of Jordon’s lawyers made a lengthy bail application citing old cases of a similar nature but the magistrate opted to refuse bail. Boston had argued that it was “wicked” for the police to say that there were other charges to be laid against his client and called on the magistrate to exercise her discretion as it related to bail.
Prosecutor Hugh Winter spoke of the gravity and seriousness of the offences and he asked the court for bail to be further refused.
Among the grounds she based her decision on for refusing bail was the fact that Jordan was charged with four matters, which were all of a sexual nature; he had three pending charges; the offences were all committed against children of the same sex; he was wealthy and could easily get another passport and Guyana’s borders are unmanned. Joseph Harmon is the other lawyer representing Jordan. Seven witnesses are scheduled to testify in the matter.