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(Jamaica Observer) — Unmoved by a plea for leniency, Chief Justice Bryan Sykes handed down a 25-year sentence to a man convicted of sexually molesting a seven-year-old girl left in his care. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES.
Describing the actions of 45-year-old construction worker Andrew Hardware as a “serious violation of trust”, Sykes told him he had to face a lengthy sentence.
“You have to go to prison for a long time,” the chief justice said as he handed down the sentence in the Trelawny Circuit Court last Friday.
Hardware, who was found not guilty of rape but convicted of grievous sexual assault, will have to serve a minimum of 15 years before he becomes eligible for parole. His lawyer had asked Sykes for leniency.
During the trial, the court heard that the incident happened in 2020 while Hardware, a childhood friend of the victim’s mother, babysat as he had done on previous occasions.
The complainant told the court that her mother left her in Hardware’s care in order to take her baby sister to the hospital. She said after watching the animated show Fancy Nancy on television in the living room, she became tired, went into her parents’ room, and lay on the bed.
She added that while on the bed she saw Hardware, whom she had left preparing a meal in the kitchen, standing at the door to the bedroom, staring at her.
She claimed that the construction worker entered the room and raped her.
According to a statement by a female police constable, Hardware later admitted to sexually assaulting the child but insisted there was no act of penetration.
In court, Hardware denied the allegations made by the complainant, her mother, and the police.
However, he was found guilty of grievous sexual assault.
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2 responses to “Man sentenced to 25 years for sexually molesting 7-year-old girl in Jamaica”
His nasty good-for-nutten backside was entrusted to care for this baby and betrayed that trust. So is the 25 years before or after he is castrated?
Thank you judge! He’ll use his hardware for something else other than on babies. Too often, some big dutty men have taken advantage of little children (boys and girls). Leave our children alone, let them grow to make their own decisions.