By FARRAH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
fjohnson@tribunemedia.net
A MAN and woman who denied conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking will learn Thursday whether they will be granted bail ahead of their trial.
Jamalaya Roberts, 40, and Shamika Rolle, 28, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt yesterday, facing two counts each of conspiracy to engage in people trafficking and transporting a person for the purpose of exploiting such a person’s prostitution.
Rolle was further charged with two additional counts of the latter offence.
According to court dockets, it is alleged the pair between February 1 and March 4, at New Providence, conspired to engage in the trafficking of two 16-year-old girls.
It is then alleged the defendants conspired to engage in the transportation of the teens in the country “for the purpose of prostitution”.
The prosecution said Rolle also transported the young girls for the “purpose of their exploitation” within that same timeframe.
During the hearing, Roberts and Rolle denied the allegations and the matter was adjourned to March 25 for the determination of bail.
The defendants were remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until then.
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