A man took a teenager to have an abortion to conceal his relationship with her, prosecutors allege.
Prosecutor Algernon Allen Jr. told a jury yesterday that if the victim did not have an incomplete septic abortion then "we wouldn't be here".
Dwight Bethel, 41, is on trial, accused of unlawful sexual intercourse and abetment to abortion. The sex allegedly occurred in 2008 and 2013.
Bethel has pleaded not guilty to the allegations at his trial before Justice Vera Watkins.
Allen said the only reason that Bethel took the girl to the Marathon Clinic in October 2013 was to hide the illicit relationship.
But the procedure was not completed because the girl had to leave the clinic after her mother called.
She passed the fetus at home and she called Bethel, who told her to wrap it up in plastic bags, according to Allen.
He said the girl said Bethel came for the fetus.
The girl's mother took her to Princess Margaret Hospital, where she was diagnosed with having a septic incomplete abortion.
Allen said the alleged victim, now 18, was a "vulnerable person", who her mother described as shy.
By contrast, Stanley Rolle, who represents Bethel, said the girl was not a credible witness.
He said while she claimed that the alleged abuse occurred throughout her entire secondary education there was no evidence that she "acted out" or her school work was affected, although she claimed she felt "worthless, and less than a person".
A verdict is expected on Monday.

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