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Georgetown man charged with releasing sexually explicit images of bartender 

15 October 2024
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By Admin. Updated 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2024, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). 

Police say they arrested and charged Reno Roberts, a 27-year-old Labourer of Georgetown with two (2) counts of Cybercrime offenses. 

In an October 15 press release, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said: “The investigations revealed that the accused, intentionally and Without lawful excuse or justification and without the complainant’s consent, used a computer system to transmit sexually explicit images of a 38-year-old Bartender of Belair, that conveyed or contained the personal identification information of the complainant via the Facebook and WhatsApp platforms”.

“The offences were committed on October 10, 2024,” police said.

The RSVGPF said Roberts appeared before the Kingstown Magistrate Court on October 14, 2024, and pleaded guilty to both charges.

He was granted bail in the sum of $2,500.00ECC with one surety and ordered not to have any contact with the complainant, police said

He was also instructed to report to the Georgetown Police Station every between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

The matters were adjourned to November 27, 2024 for sentencing.