A 17-year-old schoolboy charged with raping a 12-year-old girl has been granted $50,000 bail.The Marabella teenager appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Mark Wellington on Friday accused of having sex with the girl on March 19.He was charged by WPC Williams. The victim was not in court.
The teenager's attorney Ainsley Lucky said his client is form five student and had no previous convictions or pending matters.He said the accused promised not to have any contact with the victim.The magistrate granted him bail with clerk of the peace approval and adjourned the matter to April 19.