NASSAU-A man has pleaded guilty to raping a 10-year-old girl in 2010.
Reginald Sweeting, 62, finally owned up to his heinous crime by taking a plea deal in the unlawful sexual intercourse case.
Pursuant to the agreement, Senior Justice Bernard Turner gave Sweeting credit for the three years, nine months and two weeks that he had spent in custody before he was released on bail.
This means that Sweeting won’t spend any more time in prison as long as he pays his victim $5,000 in compensation and stays out of legal problems for the next two years.
However, Sweeting will be sentenced to one year in prison if he breaches either condition.
Sweeting, then 50, robbed the little girl of her innocence on January 21, 2010 when she went to his home to get an item for her grandmother.
Once inside, Sweeting pushed the girl onto a bed and sexually abused her.
Despite the lapse in time, his now 22-year-old victim was still interested in pursuing the case. But with Sweeting’s guilty plea, a trial was no longer necessary.
Copyright Bahamas Court News 2022
