Chevaneese Sasha Gaye Hall was convicted of four counts of trafficking in persons, as well as two counts of unlawful withholding of identification papers under Sections 3 and 4 of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention and Suppression) Act.
The respondent was employed as a restaurant manager by Island Hotel Company Limited and was later dismissed for sexual harassment. The dismissal followed a complaint from a female employee alleging that the respondent offered to recommend her transfer to the restaurant under his management if she showed her “sexy body” on a video call. The respondent admitted that the video call did occur, but he denied that it was sexual in nature. The employer conducted an internal investigation, a hearing, and an appeal, where he was able to defend himself against the allegations.
The appellant was convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse and sentenced to four years of imprisonment under Section 10(1)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act. The Act criminalizes sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 14 regardless of consent, and precludes any defense based on the accused’s lack of knowledge of the victim’s age. The victim, a 13-year-old girl, testified that the appellant lured her into his home, locked the door, pushed her onto a bed, and forced her to have sexual intercourse.
In 2011, a man broke into the victim's home, stole money, and then raped her. She was transported to a hospital after the incident, where a rape kit was performed. Oscar Ingraham was subsequently convicted of the rape, armed robbery, and burglary, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Oscar applied for an extension to appeal his convictions and sentence. He argued that there was insufficient evidence to convict him, and that the judge failed to explain the significance of the DNA evidence to the jury.
