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Suspended term for assaulting boy

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With the aid of a stick and assistance from a helper, DaCosta Walcott made his way to the dock of the No. 4A Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon to learn his fate.

The 74-year-old man, of Prerogative, St George, had been found guilty last year of indecently assaulting an eight-year-old boy on July 31, 2017.

Justice Wanda Blair sentenced him to 33 months behind bars, but suspended it for three years. She also ordered him to pay $5 000 in compensation in 12 months. (SD)

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1 COMMENT

  1. I wasn’t privilege to the full content of the story.
    Therefore, I will comment on the little I have read.
    This gentleman is probably suffering from something.
    And if he isn’t suffering from an illness the young boy should have knocked him out of his face.

    I am not one who like to abused the elderly.
    However when an elderly man preyed on a youngster the youngster has the right to defend himself.
    And it’s about time things like this is banded from communities..

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