Convicted child rapist Mark Campbell was on Tuesday afternoon acquitted of rape when his case came up before Sexual Offences Court Judge Simone Morris Ramlall.
Campbell is currently serving life in prison with the possibility of parole after serving 30 years. He was sentenced in October of last year for raping a male family member, who was seven and eight when he was violated, in 2011 and 2013 respectively.
As it pertains to Tuesday’s acquittal, the unrepresented accused was indicted on two counts of child sexual activity with a family member.
The 12-member jury returned an 11-1 not guilty verdict on the first count after three hours of deliberations.
The jury was, however, unable to reach a formal verdict on the second count, and Justice Ramlall announced that it was up to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to decide if Campbell would face another trial.
The incidents allegedly occurred in the county of Demerara during September 2011 and July 2013 when the child was three and five years old respectively.
The particulars of the charges contended that the acts were allegedly penetrative in nature.
