Councillor to appear in court for indecent assault
A People’s National Movement (PNM) official is expected to appear in the Sangre Grande Magistrates’ Court today charged with three counts of indecent assault.
The suspect, who had been detained by police at the Sangre Grande Police Station since Sunday, is alleged to have assaulted a female soldier assigned to the United States Air Force, during a tour of the Toco area on June 3.
The officer had reported the incident to the US Embassy, which later took the allegations to the Sangre Grande Police Station.
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