By NICO SCAVELLA
Tribune Staff Reporter
nscavella@tribunemedia.net
A Harbour Island resident was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the alleged rape of an American woman on Friday.
Aaron Cleveland Bullard, 41, appeared before Magistrate Andrew Forbes faced with one charge of rape for allegedly having sex with a woman without her consent on July 1 at Harbour Island.
According to police reports, the woman, a resident of Palm Beach, Florida, reported to officers on Sunday that a man known to her sexually assaulted her on a beach on Harbour Island on July 1.
Police immediately launched an investigation that led to the arrest of the suspect.
In yesterday’s proceedings, Bullard was not required to enter a plea to the charge and was informed by the magistrate that the matter is likely to proceed by way of a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).
Bullard was denied bail and remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services in Nassau. He is expected to be served with a VBI by September 2.
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