By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was accused in a Magistrate’s Court of raping a woman in the capital last week.
Kevin Cooper, 46, faced Magistrate Kendra Kelly on a charge of rape.
The accused is alleged to have had sexual intercourse with a 41-year-old woman without her consent on November 17.
Due to the nature of the offence, Cooper was not required to enter a plea at this time. He was informed that his matter would be fast tracked to the Supreme Court by a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).
The accused was also told that as the magistrate lacked the jurisdiction to grant him bail he had the right to apply for it in the higher court. He was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services in the interim.
Service of Cooper’s VBI is scheduled for February 24, 2023.
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