A Cayman Islands resident wanted in the US on charges of sexual assault against a minor has agreed to be extradited.
Appearing before the Summary Court on Wednesday, 5 Oct., Jamaican national Oraine Anthony Duncan signed an irrevocable consent order, which will most likely see him turned over to US authorities within two weeks.
Duncan, 39, is wanted by the State of Connecticut on a charge of sexual assault in the first degree on a victim under the age of 16; conspiracy to commit sexual assault; risk of injury to a minor; and conspiracy to commit risk of injury to a minor.
Each of the four charges carries a maximum penalty of 25 years’ imprisonment, if convicted.
It is not clear when the alleged incidents occurred; however, the provisional warrant for his arrest was issued on 27 May this year by a Connecticut court.
“You must understand that this is an irrevocable order, meaning, once you have signed, you cannot change your mind,” explained Magistrate Vanessa Allard.
“There is also no possibility of appealing this consent order,” she said.
After signing the consent order, the matter goes to the Governor’s Office, with a recommendation of extradition from Magistrate Allard. If Governor Martyn Roper approves the extradition, local authorities will have up to 14 days to turn Duncan over to their US counterparts.
“The defendant has on previous occasions expressed a willingness to be extradited, and so the process is already in motion… that is, Cayman intelligence officers have already begun speaking with US authorities, and so the process is likely to happen well within the 14-day deadline set out in the law,” prosecutor Toyin Salako said, as she called for stricter bail conditions for Duncan, including daily reporting to a police station.
Duncan’s attorney, Amelia Fosuhene, responded, “While I understand [the requirement to reside at a fixed West Bay address], which is a matter we take no issue with, we are opposed to the need for daily reporting to a police station.”
She stressed that there had been no violation of the previous bail conditions.
Allard imposed the housing requirement but declined to require Duncan to report to the police daily.
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