The absence of a defence attorney yesterday means former Church Dayton Diamond Ridge deacon, 46-year-old Donovan Jones, and his co-accused James Rodgers, 18, are to return to court today for the fourth time this week.
Defence attorney Paul Beswick, who is representing the two, was absent from the bail hearing at the Half-Way Tree Resident Magistrate's Court. A representative from the defence team informed the court that Mr. Beswick had run into
difficulties at his office and
was unable to attend the
hearing.
Bail hearing rescheduled
On Wednesday, the bail application hearing was rescheduled for Thursday afternoon when Mr. Beswick told the court he needed time to summarise the information gleaned for the hearing.
Jones, 46, is alleged to have stood by and done nothing while a 13-year-old girl was sexually molested by boys in a van he was driving. Rodgers is accused of videotaping the incident. Both men have been in jail since July 5.
