The case involving Mabaruma Mayor Trevi Leung, who is facing charges of sexual touching and common assault, will have to be reassigned to another Magistrate after the presiding Magistrate, Clive Nurse, recused himself when the matter was called on Monday at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court.
The matter will now go before the acting chief Magistrate, Faith McGusty, in Georgetown for reassignment.
The case was subsequently adjourned to March 11.
Leung, who is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Vinay Punwa, had previously appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court, where the charges were formally read to him.
The Mayor was charged with sexual touching, for which he was granted $50,000 bail, and common assault, for which bail was set at $20,000, bringing his total bail to $70,000.
He has denied the allegations.
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