A recently released sex offender is back behind bars after he was accused of groping a teenager downtown.
Sidney Cooper, 42, of Exuma Street, the Grove, was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services after being charged with indecent assault and causing harm.
Prosecutors allege that Cooper squeezed the butt cheeks of an 18-year-old on June 12 and shoved her to the ground, causing injuries to her face and knees.
Cooper pleaded not guilty to the charges at his arraignment before Magistrate Samuel McKinney and was denied bail.
Cooper returns to court on July 24 for trial.
A recently released sex offender is back behind bars after he was accused of groping a teenager downtown.
Sidney Cooper, 42, of Exuma Street, the Grove, was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services after being charged with indecent assault and causing harm.
Prosecutors allege that Cooper squeezed the butt cheeks of an 18-year-old on June 12 and shoved her to the ground, causing injuries to her face and knees.
Cooper pleaded not guilty to the charges at his arraignment before Magistrate Samuel McKinney and was denied bail.
Cooper returns to court on July 24 for trial.
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