By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A 34-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of the rape of a 31-year-old woman in New Providence this spring.
Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley arraigned Ricardo Lightbourn on a charge of rape.
The defendant allegedly forcefully had sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent on April 15.
Lightbourn was silent as the he was informed his matter would proceed to the Supreme Court through a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).
The defendant will be remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until his VBI is served on January 30, 2025.
Donna Major represented the accused.
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