Gabby’s rape trial set for January

The rape trial of calypso legend Dr Anthony The Mighty Gabby Carter has been adjourned to January 18, 2027, after his defence counsel requested an adjournment because he was engaged in another case. Carter, of Clapham Park, St Michael, is charged with having sexual intercourse with a female without her consent, or being reckless as to whether she consented, between July 17, 2023, and September 8, 2023. He arrived just after 9 a.m. on Monday at the Henry Forde and David Symmonds Complex on Coleridge Street, accompanied by attorney Lesley Cargil-Straker, who is representing the veteran entertainer alongside Senior Counsel Andrew Pilgrim. They were told proceedings would start slightly later because the prosecutor was engaged at the Court of Appeal. When the case was called in the No. 3A Supreme Court before Justice Anthony Blackman around noon, acting Senior State Counsel Treann Knight indicated that the prosecution was ready to proceed and that several witnesses were present, but Pilgrim requested an adjournment because he was engaged in another case. The matter was adjourned for trial on January 18, 2027, with an alternative start date of May 18, 2027, set while Carter remains on bail. (JB)