By PAVEL BAILEY

Tribune Staff Reporter

pbailey@tribunemedia.net

AN arrest warrant was issued yesterday for a 26-year-old man who failed to appear for his sentencing hearing after having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl he met online in 2022.

Senior Justice Cheryl Grant Thompson issued the warrant for Quincy Edgecombe on a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse.

Edgecombe admitted to the offence last month and was released on bail to get his affairs in order.

Edgecombe had unlawful sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl on August 14, 2022, in New Providence. 

He reportedly took the girl to a friend’s house in Elizabeth Estates to commit the offence.

Edgecombe reportedly met the underaged girl on Instagram. The minor was unable to consent because she was under the age of 16.

The judge told Alex Dorsett, who represented the defendant in amicus, that his client should turn himself in to the police after he failed to show up.

Edgecombe’s next court date is scheduled for October 2.

Basil Cumberbatch served as the prosecutor.