Two Remanded in Cybercrime Case

Two Remanded in Cybercrime Case

Two Remanded in Cybercrime Case

Senior Magistrate Leron Daly presided over a significant court session today, March 22, 2024, where Ycola Carmichael and Atesha Burrowes were remanded to custody on their first court appearance for offences under the Cybercrime Act 2018.

Ycola Carmichael faced charges for allegedly subjecting Ranford Hercules to public ridicule, contempt, and embarrassment, in violation of Section 19 of the Cybercrime Act 2018. Pleading not guilty, Carmichael reportedly threatened to further shame Hercules by posting additional embarrassing images. She appeared on a live Facebook stream with a popular Guyanese personality, reiterating her allegations. The court confiscated her phone and remanded her to prison until her next appearance on April 26, 2024.

Attorney-at-law Eusi Anderson, who also serves as the prosecutor in the case, stated, “Further charges are forthcoming against Ms. Carmichael for storing photographs and messages on her phone. The Court deemed it necessary to prevent potential future violations of the law if she were to be granted pretrial liberty.”

Atesha Burrowes, on the other hand, faced charges for allegedly subjecting Dr. Judy Bentley-Browne and Pilot and Caribbean Music Producer Joel Browne to public ridicule, contempt, hatred, and humiliation, contravening Section 19 of the Cybercrime Act 2018. Pleading not guilty, Burrowes was remanded to prison until her next court appearance on March 26, 2024.

Burrowes was accused of falsely claiming that the couple plotted to commit various serious crimes, including fraud and murder. These allegations were purportedly repeated during a Facebook live stream in which she participated.

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