The trial of a father-of-two, accused of possession of child pornography, has been delayed after a person involved in the trial tested positive for COVID-19.
In order to respect the personal medical history of the person involved, Cayman Compass is choosing not to identify the individual who tested positive.
The charges
The defendant, Freddy Manuel Diaz Christian, 33, of West Bay is on trial for two counts of possession of child pornography, and one count of accessing child pornography.
Diaz, who denies the allegations, elected to have a four-day jury trial, which began on Tuesday 16 Nov., before Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop.
During the initial three days of the trial, the jury was told that police raided Diaz’s home and workplace, where they confiscated several laptops, mobile phones and other electronic devices.
“On the computer, which belonged to Diaz, officers found two Category A images, and a further three Category C images on a hard drive plugged into the same computer,” said prosecutor Ffion Tomos.
“Officers also searched the computer history and found that Diaz’s computer used file-sharing programmes to access child pornographic videos,” Tomos stated.
Public Health protocols will need to be satisfied before the trial can resume.
Diaz has denied all charges.
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