Pensioner freed of child rape charges
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October 9, 2026
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(Kaieteur News) – Two days after his trial for alleged sexual offences against a child began, 65-year-old Neil Fredericks was acquitted on Thursday at the Berbice High Court.
The pensioner, of Philadelphia Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was found not guilty when a 12-member jury returned its verdict in the case, presided over by Justice Peter Hugh.
Fredericks was indicted on two counts of child-related sexual offences.
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