Monrovia - Mr. Varney Jarsey, the indicted Liberia National Student Union President has received a boost as he fights off allegations of rape. The accused’s legal counsel has requested the court to cite National Elections Commission and telecommunications giant, Cellcom to show the actual age of his accuser. Jarsey was indicted on December 30 for statutory rape and incarcerated at the Monrovia Central Prison in November 2016. The 5-counts averred that the defendant believed that the victim (private prosecutrix) claimed before court that she was 13-14 years of age committed perjury. According to the indictment, Jarsey intentionally left his living room where he was when he sent her and went into his room awaiting her to bring the bread.

Source: Front Page Africa April 26, 2017 03:11 UTC