Ronald Lestrade, of Lagoon Portsmouth, was jailed for five years for attempted rape and five years for burglary after he pleaded guilty to the both charges.
The sentences are to run concurrently.
According to the facts of the matter as presented in the court by state attorney from the DPP’s office, Clement Joseph, on April 2, 2011 the Virtual Complainant (VC) was awakened by the presence of someone standing in her bedroom.
The VC thought the person was her daughter and she called out to her, but got no response.
She finally recognized Lestrade and when she questioned him on his presence in her bedroom, he replied, “I want sex.”
Then without warning he attacked the VC and a struggle ensued.
During the struggle Lestrade was offered money but he only insisted, “I want sex.”
He then pulled down his pants and attempted to have sex with the VC.
The VC called out to her daughter, who rushed to the room, and the two were able to fight off Lestrade.
They then ran to her mother’s home, a short distance away, and called the police.
Lestrade was represented by Darius Jones in the matter.
did this story change .because i would have sworn i read *she ran to his mother house a short distance away*now i reading her mother house
What’s your point? The woman could have been raped by this freak and that’ what you are focused on. Which house?
Boy is dat some men letin coka do to dem
why is it that they always get the lesser sentence
Finally we see the word rape in the courts of Dominica. I have not met a woman or girl here that has NOT been abused, touched sexually, propositioned for sex by friends, family, teachers and men they pass on the street.
Taxi drivers ask school girls for sex acts to pay for bus ride. Grown men offer a phone Top Up to teens for sex outside schools. It is estimated that 1 in 4 woman have been raped in DA. Thank you for decisng that it IS a CRIME. Now when a female goes to the police she can hope for more than a smirk!
1 in 4 women? WHere did you get your stats may I ask?
Should have said, “Can I have some sex, please?”
this is so not funny that it is..i want sex, i want sex, a thing had hold mister wi boy
This guy is really crazy breaking into the lady’s house demanding sex. They beat the out of him.
EPeople who rape have a lot of anger, and rage due to what someone did to them, and the devil possessed them, and they prey on the most vaulnerable in the society. God knows what kind of disease they carry. If the person is of child bearing age and gets pregnant, what happens to the baby?.
Attempted rape and rape is the same. As a man thinketh in his heart so is he. They need to control themselves, or go to the Dr. and have them castrated. They would not like someone to do that to their mother, sister aunt etc. All of us humans have different filling and emotions, but we have to have a lot of self control and if not, there are consequences we have to pay.
We have to be aware of our surroundings and tray to stay try to stay safe as much as we can. The heart is wicked, who can know it. Sometimes the people we think would not hurt us, it is them that hurts us. Only God knows the heart. Stay Safe.
u feeling it
This sounds like he is a friend of the family.
I would let him take off his clothes, then wring his wood like it is an old torshor. He would be crying for mercy afterwards. By then she would be able to cut it off and throw it for the dogs.
boy that is something.He get ten years for attempted and a guy kidnapped and rape a girl for 40 days get only 8. It should be the same judge on both cases.
Please read carefully, he got 5 years or attempted rape and 5 years for burglary.
Makes not difference, the jail sentences are concurrent.
there is a funny side to the story the real story have not been told .u saw a man in your room and u are having a casual conversation with him? u had a struggle before u called for help? u then went to his home to call the police?
YOU ARE SUCH AN IDIOT
You awakened by someone in your bedroom. You ‘bazoodi’ from sleep, but you know the person from somewhere. Your first reaction is to find out who the person is and why he is in your bedroom duh
Did the write-up say she sent to his home? READ READ READ!!!
shut up. This guy was family and no stranger so she knew exactly who he was and why she ran to his mothers house. U all say things without knowing the real story. He had no damn right to enter the woman house at that time.
pathetic ingrate… sigh. We should really start thinking about eliminating them. =_=”.
life sad 4 sum dudes wii boi….
in my opinion he should have been castrated. when he gets out and he have the urge for sex he will do the same and who knows he might get succeed because that person might not get someone to help.
lol hahh i want sex ,i want sex lol that is man wi
he not even asking nor
So this one gets 5 years for attempt of rape and WEBSTER EDMUND got ONLY threes years more for 4o days of rape and one some days raped twice, which meant the 14 year olod got RAPED MORE THAN 40 times after being KIDNAPPED and dragged to the hills of St Joseph for 40 days and 40 nights, plus possesion of firearm etc……………THE LEGAL SYSTEM IS NOT ABOUT JUSTICE.
LOL, they ran to HIS mother’s house?
Rasta, put on your spectacles, scroll up, and READ PROPERLY!
I guess you read the story late.
Dominicans must start campaigning for this Judge to be removed from D/ca. Too many light sentences. This is ridiculous.
Here in the BVI we are blessed to have Justice Redhead.
He today handed down a life sentence with no possibility for parole in a murder case. How’s that!
send me is address so i can write to him so he can apply for a position in Dominica
i do not understand the justice system in Dominica 2 weeks ago a man got 8 years for rape ,kidnapping,sex with an underage and possession of firearms now this guy is getting 5 years making comparison this guy should only get 2 years that s what i call unfairness
“They then ran to his mother’s home, a short distance away, and called the police.” dno i was just wondering if this is a typo they ran to his…or is it her cause i was wondering if they live close to the guys mother? anyway i hope they give him what he deserve.. bold face he bold face.
Seriously? Was Ronald thinking the woman was his wife or something to be demanding sex in the lady’s own house?! That is something else!
I can’t help but worry that he might have raped the victim’s daughter if he hadn’t targeted the mother. 
That’s a scary thought & that was a horrible thing that he did. 5 years is not sufficient. 
smfh
What’s wrong with some men? I mean seriously Hannah and Palmela may not be perfect but you’ll never get in trouble for them eh.
Damn rapist … He should get more than 5yrs…coming into the lady house unwelcomed and talking “I want sex” stupes.
This is madness!
Eh beh Mr doh easy. Why he doh hop a cow? or Jerk off? At my home he should come. I would be on trial for murder!!!