Con­tro­ver­sial so­cial me­dia per­son­al­i­ty Gabriel “Bat­man” Har­ri­gin has been re­mand­ed to prison af­ter be­ing de­nied bail when he ap­peared in court charged with kid­nap­ping and rape.

Har­ri­gin, who has gained no­to­ri­ety for his vi­ral ex­ploits lo­cal­ly and abroad, made his first ap­pear­ance be­fore High Court Mas­ter In­di­ra Chinebas yes­ter­day morn­ing. Bail was re­fused at that hear­ing.

Mas­ter Chinebas is ex­pect­ed to re­con­sid­er bail when Har­ri­gin, who is rep­re­sent­ed by at­tor­ney Lar­ry Williams, reap­pears in court on March 20.