St Catherine, Jamaica: A 16-year-old complainant who admitted in court docket that she falsely accused a person of sexually assaulting her three years in the past has been taken into custody on suspicion of making public mischief.
The matter was heard earlier than Justice Dale Palmer within the St Catherine Circuit Court docket on Thursday. Whereas on the witness stand, {the teenager} said that she had no real interest in the matter and confessed that she made the report as a result of she had emotions for the person, which he didn’t reciprocate.
Following her admission, Justice Palmer freed the accused and requested the Crown Counsel whether or not there was an curiosity in pursuing fees towards the complainant. {The teenager} was subsequently taken into custody.
The accused, who had been dealing with allegations relationship again to 2022, maintained his innocence all through quite a few court docket appearances. Investigations by the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Youngster Abuse (CISOCA) had led to 10 fees, together with sexual activity with an individual below 16, sexual grooming, and manufacturing of kid pornography.
He was represented in court docket by attorneys-at-law Shelldon Campbell and Earl Hamilton
