A Guyanese woman has been granted $60,000 bail with strict conditions including a curfew after she allegedly solicited a man to obtain an HIV test in her name.
Charged with conspiracy to personate is 28-year-old make-up artist, Lolita Callender-Skelton.
She was not required to plead when she appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards on Monday.
Allegations
The court heard that the accused arrived in the territory on April 20 and was granted permission to remain for 30 days.
Upon her arrival, she met and reportedly had a conversation with a man named ‘Eric’. It is alleged that he agreed to assist her in getting an HIV test.
On April 24, the accused and Eric reportedly attended Peeble’s Hospital’s laboratory and Eric identified himself as Lolita.
It is alleged that while there, the lab technician on duty asked the young man: “Are you sure that’s your name? Your mother named you Lolita?”
It is alleged that when the lab technician requested identification, the accused woman inquired where else on the island the test could be done. It is reported that she subsequently went to another medical facility.
It is further alleged that later that day, Eric who was not required to provide any form of identification, took an HIV screening test as ‘Lolita Callendar’.
When the test was done, the accused along with Eric returned to the lab for the results, the court heard.
Prosecutors claimed the receptionist on duty proceeded to stamp the results of the test when the accused Guyanese woman interrupted her and asked to see the document before it was stamped.
The court heard that after reviewing it, the accused asked that the gender be changed from male to female. The receptionist then asked if the results were hers and she responded ‘yes’, it is alleged.
The court further heard that receptionist then took the results to be signed by the technician.
The two then took the results, the court heard. But before leaving the medical facility, Eric reportedly asked laboratory employees: “Why can’t a man be named Lolita?”
The court heard that the accused woman then posted the results on social media site, Facebook.
The matter was subsequently reported to the police who launched an investigation.
Callendar-Skelton was later met at the Road Town ferry dock where she was arrested, interviewed, and charged.
Bail
Bail was granted in the sum of $60,000. The court ordered that $20,000 of that amount be paid in cash and $40,000 by way of two signed sureties.
During their submissions, the Crown argued that while they were not objecting to bail, strict conditions should be imposed on the accused woman.
The Crown argued that Callendar-Skelton not being a resident of the territory and the fact that the man named ‘Eric’ is still at large meant she could possibly interfere with the investigation.
The Crown also pointed to the seriousness of the offence.
As such, the court ordered her to she surrender her travel documents and report to the Road Town Police Station from Monday to Saturday between 6 am and 12 pm.
A daily curfew of 6pm to 7am was also imposed on the accused woman.
Her matter was then adjourned to June 5.
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooh
It sticky out deh tpc
WTF did I just read?
So she have aids and a hide it?
So Lola have HIV or wa? Y not just take damn test as herself ???
Backside it look like lola doll catch the virus. If she never come pon the net with it no one would have known, too dam nuff.
Wow scary can’t trust these result
Whoa that went left real quick. What a rhatid plot twist
This come een like a African movie oh
It was pretty obvious to anyone with two brain cells that Lola was living her best lie and and doing way too much to suggest that all the other women involved had HIV. Strangely enough, she said Corwin told her he gave the two other ladies. Why would Corwin disclose his illness to Lola and share personal information about others if Lola too didn’t have HIV? Remember if Lola is negative, Corwin could always deny he have HIV and in legal terms, if they were always having unprotected sex, he was under no obligation to disclose his status. I can’t know who give who what but for Lola to go to the Lengths she did to forge her HIV results, suggests she is positive and she knows. There is a strong possibility that a Positve result for Lola is resting comfortable somewhere on some database. I honestly feel sorry for All involved and especially Shelly G who seems like a talented and hardworking young woman. I am trying to put myself in Lola’s shoes but lord, I honestly don’t know what I would do if I was her, all I can think is it’s good to be humble.
I hope if the implications of her actions are true, that she get counseling and find acceptance and live healthily moving forward. My prayers dear girl..my prayers ..it sticky bad .
But the shame and disgrace surrounding having hiv is not like it was in the 80s. Nobody is going to fire you, or nuh rent you place, or nuh sit next to you. Lola, I feel bad for you because you likely got it unknowingly. Just take your meds and keep yourself hydrated is not a death sentence. You still have lots of life to live.
People need to stop all doing things for the “GRAM” and Facebook. Also if she knowingly slept with anyone during this period and infect them this will be another charge.
Of course if she knew the test results would have been negative she “MAY” not have gone this route.
Why didn’t she use a female (with a fake ID) to do the test? She wouldn’t be in this predicament had she gone that route.
Because anony 3:41 she clearly isn’t the brightest bulb