Moravian clergymen’s sex case transferred to Manchester Circuit Court, Loop (February 8, 2017)

Moravian clergymen’s sex case transferred to Manchester Circuit Court

Loop
February 8, 2017

http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/moravian-clergymen%E2%80%99s-sex-case-transferred-manchester-circuit-court

Rev Paul Gardner (right) and Jermaine Gibson (centre) walking to court on Wednesday morning.

The sex case of Moravian clergymen Rev Paul Gardner and Jermaine Gibson has been transferred to the Manchester Circuit Court.

The matter was transferred when the men appeared in the Manchester Parish Court Wednesday morning.

The case is expected to be mentioned for a trial date to be set.

Both men were offered station bail in the sum of $300,000 each following their arrests by the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA).

Gibson allegedly had a sexual relationship with the complainant when she was 12 years old. According to CISOCA, Gardner also engaged in sexual relations with her when she was 14.

Gardner and Gibson were arrested Monday, January 23 and charged with carnal abuse in relation to the reported incident that occurred in 2002 and two years later when the child was 14 years old.

However, Gardner denied the allegations, stating that he would clear his name.