Portmore rapist guilty of 21 charges for sentencing June 24
Published:Monday | April 4, 2022 | 6:28 PM
The 'Portmore rapist' convicted for a string of crimes tied to his reign of terror across St Catherine communities is to be sentenced on June 24.
Chaddane Harris has pleaded guilty to a 21-count indictment:
- Six counts of rape
- Four counts - grievous sexual assault
- Nine counts - burglary and assault
- One count - wounding with intent
- One count - simple larceny
On March 24, he pleaded guilty before High Court Judge Justice Bertram Morrison in the St Catherine Circuit Court.
Four of the rapes occurred in 2018 and one in 2019 and one in 2014.
Harris was apprehended by the Portmore police on June 21 and charged nine days later.
A total of 32 witnesses were lined up to give evidence at his trial.
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