VBI delay for man accused of getting teen pregnant

NASSAU-A man accused of getting a schoolgirl pregnant still hasn’t had his case transferred to the Supreme Court for trial.

Prosecutors charged Justin Pratt with multiple counts of unlawful sexual intercourse in January.

Police arrested Pratt, 37, after they found the 14-year-old girl, who had ducked school, at his home in the Carmichael Road area on January 14.

Prosecutors allege that Pratt began raping the child in June 2019.

He had initially elected trial before a magistrate.

However, prosecutors decided to move the case to the Supreme Court by a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).

But the VBI still wasn’t ready when he appeared in court on Tuesday.

Pratt, the owner of High Roller’s Sports Bar on Faith Avenue, returns to court on August 21.

The accused child rapist is free on bail.