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Benjamin granted $170k bail

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Sascha WilsonJournalist at Guardian

July 31, 2025

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Benjamin granted $170k bail

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Former Children’s Authority chairman Dr Hanif Benjamin has been granted $170,000 bail on two sexual-related offences against a 15-year-old boy.

Forty-seven-year-old Benjamin, a clinical therapist and trauma specialist, appeared before Master Delicia Bethelemy in the San Fernando Masters Court.

The charges alleged that he engaged in sexual communication with a child and in a sexual activity in the presence of a child on July 15 via a WhatsApp video call.

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