An arrest warrant remains in effect for a man accused of multiple sexual offences against a minor, after he failed to attend court on several occasions.

Jeffrey Harcourt Roach, now 60, of Manning Land, Bank Hall, St Michael, is charged with two counts of indecently assaulting a boy by masturbating him sometime between January 1 and 30, 2018; indecently assaulting the boy by performing oral sex on him between January 1 and 30, 2018; attempting to bugger the same boy, a minor under the age of 16, then aged 13, between January 1 and 30, 2018; and procuring the child to have sex with him on January 27, 2018.

When the case was previously called in the No. 5 Supreme Court, Roach’s surety had said that he was unaware of the accused’s whereabouts. Justice Pamela Beckles said that Roach has missed several court dates and that a warrant remained out for his arrest before adjourning the case until July 30.