Suspect rapist's bail in jeopardy after dancing night away in Paceville
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An alleged rapist’s efforts to obtain bail may have gone to waste when he allegedly chose to dance the night away, well beyond court-imposed curfew hours. The 39-year old Portuguese national, whose name cannot be published under a court ban, had been targetSuspect rapist's bail in jeopardy after dancing night away in Paceville
An alleged rapist’s efforts to obtain bail may have gone to waste when he allegedly chose to dance the night away, well beyond court-imposed curfew hours. The 39-year old Portuguese national, whose name cannot be published under a court ban, had been targeted by criminal prosecution in November after a report filed by his former partner alleging that she had been the victim of his harassment. The woman had also claimed that two years ago she had been raped by the accused. Following his arraignment four months ago, the man had been remanded in custody before a fresh request for bail was acceded to by the Magistrates’ Court. However, that grant was later revoked by the Criminal Court upon an application by the Attorney General. Bail was granted a second time by the Magistrates’ Court, presiding over the compilation of evidence, later in the proceedings and after civilian witnesses had deposed. However, the accused’s bail conditions had been rendered stricter by the Criminal Court last month by fixing the curfew at 9pm instead of the former 11pm and also upping the bail deposit to €10,000 instead of the original €6,000. That deposit, together with a personal guarantee of €14,000,... Read more