A 39-year-old carpenter has been charged with sexually assaulting a female minor.
The carpenter from Princes Town was granted bail in the sum of $250,000 with a surety, when he appeared before Princes Town Magistrate Indira Misir-Gosine on Tuesday.
As part of the conditions of bail, the accused was also ordered to stay 300 feet away from the victim, he cannot visit her home or school and is to report to the Princes Town Police Station two days per week, a release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service on Wednesday stated.
The accused is expected to reappear in court on July 19.
It is alleged that the girl was at her home on June 16, when a man assaulted her and engaged in a sexual act in her presence.
A report was made to the police the next day and a suspect was held in connection with the incident.
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Investigations were supervised by Supt Claire Guy-Alleyne, W/ASP Theodore-Persad and acting Insp Seecharan, all of the Child Protection Unit (CPU).
The accused was charged on June 17 by acting Cpl Sinclair, also of the CPU, Southern Division.
