A project manager at the Sport Company of T&T (Sportt) was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail when he appeared in court accused of rape. Travis Watson, 32, a certified engineer of Malabar, Arima, was not called upon to plead when he appeared before Magistrate Maureen Baboolal-Gafoor in the Port-of-Spain Seventh Court. The incident was alleged to have happened on September 12 in a car that was parked at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, during the woman’s lunch hour
Watson, who is originally from Guyana, was ordered by Baboolal-Gafoor to surrender his passport and to report to the Malabar Police Post everyday until the matter was completed. Watson was also ordered to refrain from contacting the alleged victim in the matter. Several employees of the Sportt were seen sitting in the public gallery of the court to lend support to their colleague.
Watson was arrested by Cpl Sean Ammon, of the Belmont Police Station, last Friday while at work at Sportt’s office, Henry Street, Port-of-Spain. He was represented by attorney Quako Wilson, while police prosecutor, acting inspector Ricky Lochan, represented the State. The matter was adjourned to October 21.
Source: TNT Guardian
