By LAMECH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
ljohnson@tribunemedia.net
A MAN and a woman appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of committing an indecency crime.
Layton Clarke, 42, and Anischa Percentie, 26, stood before Acting Assistant Chief Magistrate Subsusola Swain to answer to the charge of “sexual intercourse with another adult in a public place” contrary to Section 5B(1) of the Sexual Offences Act.
It is alleged that the pair, on April 15, had sexual intercourse with each other in a public place.
Both pleaded not guilty and elected to be tried in the Magistrate’s Court.
Percentie, who alluded to being on medication, questioned why she was being charged, as she only knew about the situation because of videos that went viral on social media.
Two videos of the incident were posted on Facebook and also shared on Whatsapp over the weekend, prompting outrage from some users.
“I don’t remember anything after the graveyard,” the accused woman said.
The magistrate told her that she was going into the evidence, which would be heard on June 27.
Both accused were granted $3,000 bail each with a suretor.
Raquel Huyler is representing Percentie against the allegation while Clarke was not represented at the arraignment.
Sgt Brigette Strapp is prosecuting the case.
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