Man sentenced to 5 years for sexual assault on two boys

St. Kitts Nevis: His Lordship Justice Errol Thomas has sentenced a professed sex offender to a little more than five years behind bars for sexually assaulting two young boys on separate occasions, according to a report in The St. Kitts Nevis Observer.

Douglas Anniel, yesterday in court, pled guilty to the crimes which were perpetrated on two young men. The first was said to have occurred between the dates of July 11-31, 2010 while the second occurred on June 4, 2011. Both crimes were committed in the Basseterre area.

Justice Thomas initially sentenced Anniel to serve the maximum sentence of four years on each count. Both sentences were, however, reduced by one third on account of his guilty plea. Anniel was ordered to serve two years and eight months for each of the offences, leaving him to serve a total of five years and four months in prison, The St. Kitts Nevis Observer said.