Five men in court after ...

Five St Catherine men are now before the court after being accused of beating a man and his woman for having 'freaky sex' at home.

The five have also been accused of raping the woman and forcing her to do the same 'freaky sex' for which she and her man were beaten.

The men, Ricardo McDermott, Aldane Gopaul, Damion Maralen, Andre Simmonds and Kemar Laffeyette, were granted $300,000 bail each in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

They pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, rape and assault occasioning bodily harm.

Their lawyers made successful bail applications on the grounds that the police had failed to put their clients at the scene of the crime.

Resident Magistrate Marcia Dunbar-Green granted bail on condition that the men report to the nearest police station on weekdays. They were also slapped with a curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily.

Allegations are that on March 11, about 3 a.m., the accused went to the home of the complainants.

They are said to have accused the couple of doing 'freaky' sex acts at home. The men who were armed with sticks, are alleged to have started to beat the couple severely.

It is said that after the beating, the woman was dragged to another house where she was gang-raped for several hours. The court was further informed that a gun was held to the woman's head and she was forced to perform oral sex. The victim is alleged to have passed out during the ordeal.

A report was made to the Spanish Town Police Station and investigations by Sergeant Georgia Lowe-Cox led to the men's arrest. They are to return to court on May 25.