The Nassau Guardian
Verdict expected in unlawful sex trial
A verdict is expected today in the trial of a 32-year-old man accused of having sex with an underage girl.
Alban Johnson, who is also known as Medico, has denied allegations that he had sex with a girl of 14 on May 31, 2013 at his trial before Senior Justice Jon Isaacs.
According to the prosecution’s case, Johnson and his friend, Francis Carey, picked up two girls in a settlement on a Family Island and went to a beach.
Johnson allegedly left the vehicle with one of the girls and they had sex on the beach. After returning to the vehicle, another coupling allegedly occurred in the back seat while Carey and the other girl were in the car.
In closing submissions yesterday, defense attorney Bernard Ferguson asked the jury to reject the testimony of the virtual complainant.
Dismissing the teenager as an unreliable witness, Ferguson said the only thing they could believe was her age.
He said the teenager left home under the guise of going to church. He said this did not happen.
Ferguson said the only thing Johnson was guilty of was “bad judgment” for offering a ride to two people while it was raining.
Carey denied that anything happened between the young woman and Johnson in his presence.
By contrast, prosecutor Algernon Allen Jr. asked the jury not to be distracted by irrelevant considerations.
He said that they should convict if they were satisfied that the girl was under the age of 16 and that sex occurred.
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