Esan Germain was sentenced to a total of 65 years in jail late Thursday evening after a jury unanimously found him guilty of sexually abusing a young girl.
Germain, 40, was convicted on all three counts of engaging in sexually activity with the child—when she was ages four years, six and seven.
The jury’s verdicts were unanimous on all counts. On the first and second counts, Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall sentenced Germain to 15 and 20 years imprisonment, respectively. He is to serve 15 of those 20 years, before becoming eligible for parole. Meanwhile, on the third count, the convict was given a 30-year sentence, 20 of which the judge said must be served before it becomes possible for him to be paroled. All the sentences are to run concurrently. As a result, Germain will have to serve a minimum of 20 years before being eligible for parole.
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