Two women who made derogatory Facebook posts about each other were yesterday charged with cybercrime and released on $10,000 bail each.
Donnetta Thornhill, 31, of Lot 111 Princess Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, and Kristeena Baird, 50, of Lot 419 Jamoon Drive, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, both pleaded not guilty to their respective charges.
The charge against Thornhill, who is a member of the Georgetown City Constabulary, states that between January 1 and July 20, at Princess Street, she published computer data that was vulgar to Baird, causing her embarrassment.
Meanwhile, it is alleged that Baird, a manager at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation, between July 5th and July 20th, at West Ruimveldt, published computer data that is vulgar to the said Thornhill to embarrass her.
Baird’s Attorney told the court that according to information provided by her client, Thornhill posted on the company’s website a series of derogatory comments using Baird’s name.
As a result, Baird messaged the woman and asked her to remove the posts from the company’s website which she refused to do and an argument ensued between the two in messages.
On the other hand, Thornhill’s attorney argued that her client kept receiving a series of insolent messages from Baird which prompted her to make a report at the police station.
The two defendants were then granted bail and the matters were adjourned until September 26th.
