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year old Denny S who was on trial for the se[ual abuse of his stepdaughter since she was was acTuit ted of the charge against him. The defendant had been re leased from police custody appeared in court to hear the verdict.

+e seemed very emotional while the Mudge was reading the verdict and after the ver dict had been announced. The defendant who was fa cing a year in prison sen tence if he were to be found guilty thanked his attorney, 5enushka *angaram 3anday. *angaram 3anday had made it clear to the court that there were many doubts in this case. +er client was being accused of having abused the child in 3aramaribo and 3ara from until . *angaram 3anday also told the court that the victim clai med that the defendant had abused her while the defen dant consistently kept den ying the allegations.

Denny S is reportedly a very strict person when it comes to raising his children. The mother of the victim and her brother both indicated that Denny S hit the children and that they were afraid of him. *angaram 3anday pointed out that the children and their mother considered the strict parenting skills of the defen dant as agression.

Denny S who suspected the victim of being in a relation ship with a boy claimed that this is the reason why he was being falsely accused.

Denny S has been with the victim’s mother for the past

years. The girl had never mentioned the alleged se[ual abuseto anybody else. *angaram 3anday Tuesti oned the report of the gyne cologist who had e[amined the girl on 2ctober , because by then “the girl had most likely already been ha ving se[ on a regular basis with her boyfriend.´