Driver, Mark Samuels, is now awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl in January of 2021.
Earlier this week, a jury returned a majority verdict in the proportion of 10 to 2; finding Samuels guilty as charged of sexually penetrating the teen.
Particulars of the offence stated that on January 27th, 2021, Samuels sexually penetrated the young girl.
Following the announcement of the verdict, trial judge Navindra Singh remanded Samuels to prison and has deferred sentencing to July 13th to first hear from a probation and other social impact reports.
The trial proceedings were held in-camera at the Sexual Offences Court of the High Court in Demerara.
The case was prosecuted by state counsel Tiffini Lyken.
Samuels, a former driver of the Ministry of Health, had been charged back in August of 2021, with breaking into the health ministry’s vaccination centre and stealing COVID-19 vaccination cards.
He was, however, freed after the prosecution failed to present its case against him, even after repeated adjournments.
The presiding Magistrate dismissed the case for want of prosecution.
