Freelance Radio Broadcaster Ossie Rodgers was remanded to prison on Tuesday morning after he appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court and was slapped with two charges stemming from accusations from a 13-year-old girl.

Rodgers was charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm and threatening language. The Prosecution’s case is that he slapped and threatened the 13-year-old girl from Industry, East Coast Demerara in her yard while accusing her of being too close friends with a 15-year-old male friend of his. He reportedly also threatened the girl’s mother and shoved her down when she rushed to her daughter’s aid.

When Rodgers appeared in court on Tuesday morning, he requested that the Magistrate Alex Moore recuse himself from hearing his case because it was the same Magistrate who had found him guilty in another case and sentenced him to community service while also instituting a fine. That conviction was thrown out by the High Court. But the Magistrate on Tuesday ruled that the reason offered by Rodgers was no reason under law for him to recuse himself from the case and he decided to hear the matter.

While both offences are bailable offences, the complainant told the Court that she now fears for her life following other threats from the accused. The Police has launched an investigation in that latest claim. The Magistrate after hearing the teenager’s fears decided to remand the freelance radio announcer to prison. His attorney, Dexter Todd is expected to make efforts to appeal the Magistrate’s decision not to grant bail.

Rodgers will make his next court appearance on next Tuesday.

When the teenage girl from the village of Industry came forward with the accusations of assault, allegedly committed by  Rodgers, the announcer quickly rushed to his facebook page to declare his innocence and declare that he was being targeted because he is “proud supporter” of the PPP Government.

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