Dancehall superstar, Oneil Bryan, more popularly known as Elephant Man steadfastly denies allegations of rape and grievous sexual assault that were brought against him earlier this week.
The self-professed "Energy God" was slapped with said charges on Monday after a 31 year old woman filed a police report last week regarding an alleged assault at Elephant Man's Hillcrest Avenue home in Kingston. Detectives from the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) took Elephant Man into custody and, following questioning, slapped the Pon Di River deejay with rape and assault charges.
Elephant Man was granted JA$400,000 bail when he appeared at the Corporate Area Resident Magistrates Court in Kingston and now faces a May 21 preliminary hearing where he'll answer the two charges. Following his court appearance, Elephant Man vehemently denied the allegations; insisting he'd never do anything to violate his fans' trust.
"Wi a mek the fans them know seh nothing like that and Elephant would never let down the fans them like that, you understand. Si wi out and wi just a seh give thanks and praise to the almighty god and wi a mek the fans them know seh Energy God nah let unnu down. Yuh mad man?" an apparently upbeat Elephant Man said in front of a press gathering outside the courthouse.
According to the prominent deejay, this experience serves as a lesson to him and fellow artistes as far as who you surround yourself with.
"U see if yah go talk to a girl, know weh yah get yuhself inna. Mek sure seh di people deh roun’ yuh real and always keep God by yuh side and just stay out a certain tings. Right now life too precious; wi a role model so right now this a no hype ting, mi nuh come out pon no hype ting. This is a lesson fi me," he said.
Elephant Man later led a march with his fans through Half-Way-Tree as a way to show that the allegations haven't deterred his progress.
The popular deejay faces a court date on February 7 when his trial for allegedly abstracting electricity will commence.
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