A 43-year-old construction worker accused of raping an eight-year-old girl in January of last year has been acquitted of the charge.
Following hours of deliberations yesterday afternoon, a 12-member jury, on the first count, unanimously found Ezra Percival not guilty of sexually penetrating the child.
On the second count, however, for engaging in sexual activity with the same child, the jury was divided, and returned a not guilty verdict in the proportion of 10 to 2.
The allegation against the former accused was that between January 1st and 27th, 2022 in Demerara, he sexually penetrated the child and also engaged in sexual activity with her.