By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A 41-YEAR-OLD man was sent to prison yesterday after being accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl earlier this year.
Derrell Forbes, 41, represented by Kelsey Munroe, appeared before Magistrate Shaka Serville. There he faced charges of unlawful sexual intercourse and two counts of indecent assault.
It is alleged that on January 19 in New Providence, Forbes had sex with a child. It is further alleged that on the same day the accused indecently assaulted the girl twice.
As these charges are indictable offences, the accused was not required to enter a plea at that time. Forbes was informed that his matter would proceed to the Supreme Court by way of a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).
He was further told that while the magistrate lacked the jurisdiction to grant him bail he had the right to apply for it through the higher court.
Until bail is granted the accused will be remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.
Service of Forbes’s VBI is set for June 20.
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