Father Jailed for Four Years for Indecently Assaulting 12-Year-Old Daughter

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A man who indecently assaulted his 12-year-old daughter has been jailed for four years.

The father’s name has been withheld to conceal his now-25-year-old daughter’s identity.
His conviction stems from an incident that took place during the summer of 2012 in New Providence.

The victim testified that she was visiting her father, who still lived with his parents.
She recalled that she was asleep in her father’s room when she awoke to him putting her hand on his private area.

The woman reported the matter in 2021 after confiding in a boyfriend.

Justice Dale Fitzpatrick rejected a suggested from public defender Dorsey McPhee that probation for three years was an appropriate sentence.

The prosecutor, Tshura Ambrose, sought a sentence in the range of six to eight years.