High Court Judge Sentences Patterson Orlando Ifill to 17 Years for Sexual Offence Against 10-Year-Old Girl, 13-year Effective Jail Term
October 1, 2024
High Court judge sentences Patterson Orlando Ifill to 17 years in jail for a sexual offence against a ten-year-old girl, highlighting a 14-year delay from report to court. Deductions result in 13 years served.
Deploring the 14-year gap between the time a sexual offence against a ten-year-old girl was reported and the time it reached the court, a High Court judge yesterday sentenced Patterson Orlando Ifill to 17 years in jail for the offence.
However, he will spend 13 years after deductions.
“The court deplores the fact that this offence was committed since 2008, reported in 2009 and only reached the attention of this court in November 2023,” Justice Wanda Blair said.
“It was committed to the High Court since 2013. Clearly, somebody dropped the ball. Therefore, [Ifill] has to be given a discount for this inordinate delay.”
