Ottley Hall woman charged with defamation and cybercrimes 

By Admin. Updated 12:51 p.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2024, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). 

Police said that on October 13, 2024, they arrested and charged Zarrieta Zavisha Wilson, a 33-year-old Self-Employed resident of Ottley Hall, with the offences of Defamation and two (2) counts of Cybercrimes.

In an October 15 press release, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said: According to investigations, the accused unlawfully published defamatory remarks about a 38-year-old Bartender of Belair by stating, “Any man want (expletive) to buy, go by Bike Bar and ask for [name omitted], that (expletive) love (expletive).”

“Furthermore, the accused was additionally charged with a second count of Cybercrime, for intentionalily and without lawful excuse or justification and without the consent of the complainant, used a computer system to distribute the sexually explicit images of a 38-year-old Bartender of Belair, via the Facebook and WhatsApp platforms, that conveyed or contained personal identification information,” the RSVGPF stated in the press release.

The offences were committed on October 10, 2024, between 12:00pm and 12:10pm, police said.

Police said Wilson appeared before the Kingstown Magistrate Court on October 14, 2024, where she pleaded guilty to the charge of Defamation of Character.

The court scheduled sentencing for November 27, 2024.

For the remaining charges, to which she pleaded not guilty, Wilson was granted composite bail in the sum of $2,000.00 ECC with one surety.

As part of her bail conditions, she is required to avoid any contact with the complainant and to report to the Central Police Station every Wednesday between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

The matters have been adjourned to November 27, 2024, for trial.