Former People’s Progres-sive Party/Civic (PPP/C) parliamentarian Alister Charlie was released on bail yesterday after he was charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy and trying to bribe the youth’s grandmother to drop the criminal complaint.
Charlie, who was represented by attorney Latchmie Rahamat, appeared before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court Three, where the charge was read at an in-camera hearing.
The first charge alleges that between July 31st and August 1st, at Lethem, Charlie sexually assaulted a 16-year-old boy.
A second charge alleges hat on August 5th, 2019, at Lethem, while being under investigation, he attempted to pervert the course of justice by offering the alleged victim’s grandmother $500,000 to drop the complaint.
He denied the charges after they were read to him and was granted bail in the sum of $200,000 for both of the charges.
According to police between the dates mentioned, Charlie sexually assaulted the teen at a party, which was held at his home. He was said to have touched the boy’s private parts. After the incident was made public and reported to the police, Charlie allegedly approached the teen’s grandmother and offered to pay her half a million dollars to drop the matter.
Both matters were transferred to the Lethem Magistrate’s Court, where a hearing is slated for January 28th, 2020.
Since the allegations were made public, Charlie has denied them and said he believes that the charges are politically-motivated.
