Salesman accused of raping woman in car for court today
December 15, 2006
A 32-year-old salesman accused of raping a woman in his car at the back of a Kingston high school, is to reappear in the Home Circuit Court today.
The salesman, Jeffery Jones, of Kingston 6, who was shot by gunmen while in the car with the woman, was told to finalise legal representation when he appeared in court recently for the alleged rape in January 2004 at the back of the Norman Manley High School.
Allegations are that the victim was heading home from work in St Catherine, around 10:00 pm on January 22, when Jones offered her a lift to Three Miles.
Jones allegedly drove past Three Miles, and when questioned by the complainant said that he was going to pick up someone in the Richmond Park area. The victim never protested as she lived in the Richmond Park area and thought that she could get a drive to her home, according to court documents.
However, to her horror, she was allegedly driven to an open lot at the back of the school where she was questioned, allegedly robbed and told to remove her underwear or she would be taken elsewhere and gang-raped.
During the alleged rape, men from the area went to see what was going on in the vehicle and started firing shots, allegedly hitting Jones, who was arrested at the Kingston Public Hospital where he went for treatment after letting off his alleged victim at a nearby community....
Author: Observer Reporter
Source: Jamaica Observer
