By
Stabroek
staff |
Thursday,
January 29, 2009
A 47-year-old father of three
yesterday pleaded not guilty to the
charge of indecent assault when he
appeared before Acting Chief
Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the
Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court.
It was alleged that on November 12,
2008 at Georgetown, Harold Brandford,
manager of Brands Security and a
resident of 2667 National Avenue,
South Ruimveldt Park fondled a
woman’s private parts.

Harold
fondled a
woman’s private parts.
Brandford’s lawyer Gregory Gaskin
made application for bail in a
reasonable sum on the grounds that his
client is a first time offender and is
not a flight risk.
According to Gaskin, the
allegations made against his client
have no basis. He added that the fact
the VC was absent from court proves
how baseless the case is.
Police Prosecutor Denise Griffith, who
had no objection to bail, pointed out,
however, that the only reason
the VC was not in court was the result
of her not being contacted and
informed by the police that she needed
to be in court.
Brandford was placed on $150,000
bail and is to return to court on
March 6 for statement.