Tuesday, February 11, 2014
The principal of a prominent primary school will re-appear in court on March 10 after he appeared before a magistrate on Monday on 14 sexual related offences.
David Smith was granted TT$400,000 (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) bail when he appeared before Magistrate Glen Mahabir in the Scarborough Court.
All 14 charges were laid indictably and Smith was not called upon to plead. The charges range from indecent assault to serious indecency.
As a condition of his bail, the school principal must report to a police station twice weekly. He is also to stay away from his alleged victims.
Media reports Monday said four female victims have so far been identified in the case, their ages ranging from 10-12 years. They are all pupils of the primary school.
The incidents qare alleged to have occurred on the school compound over a period of a year.
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