Offender jailed for indecent assault on child [1]
Friday, June 11, 2021 - 19:09
The Chief Justice sentenced him to three and a half-years imprisonment.
However, due to his young age, previous clean record and eventual guilty plea before verdict, the final 12-months of the head sentence was suspended for two-years, on conditions.
"If his assertion to the probation officer that he has quit alcohol is true, there is some basis for expecting he will take the opportunity offered by suspension of part of his sentence to continue his rehabilitation."
Failure to comply with any of those conditions will result in the suspension being rescinded, in which case, the defendant may be required to serve the balance of his sentence, said the Chief Justice.