Man accused of assaulting underage girls

Bridgetown.

Peter Burgess, of Baycroft New Road,  St Michael,   appeared in the District A Magistrate Court accused of indecently assaulting seven underage girls.

Burgess 25, was not required to plead to indencently assulting two girls on February 9; this year, indcently assaulting another on February 15; one on the following day on February 16; one on May 5; another one on May 19 and a seventh on May  25.

He is also accused of assaulting another girl with intent to rape her on May 25 and having unlawful sexual intercourse with a different one on April 22. 

Prosecutor Janice Ifill told the court that Bugress had been grated  bail from the Number One Court on six indecent charges of which five were related miniors , the sixth complainant was 18 years old.

He was remanded to HMP Dodds unti June 26.