Sex abuse allegations against House Speaker …Accuser’s father says ‘He is lying!’

Though Johnny Terry Welshman  has a strained relationship with his son Johnny (Jnr.) who recently accused House

Johnny Terry
Welshman Snr.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman of sexually abusing him when he was younger, he is pleading with his son to desist from making such “wicked” accusations and seek professional help henceforth.
“I know that I may have not been the best parent to my son; that I could have been a better father, but from since Johnny was a little boy he has always been a rebel. I had hoped that he would grow out of it but it only got worse.
“He suffered from depression and fits of rage and it just continued to get nasty and out of hand. This is not the first time my son is making these wild accusations. In fact, he did worse. With this whole fiasco, I ended up travelling to Guyana from Brazil because I want my son to know that I will always love him but he needs help,” said Welshman Snr.
The 47-year-old said that he feels “deeply embarrassed” by his son’s latest actions. He said that his son has repeatedly turned him down every time he tried to help him. The Brazilian resident said, too, that he feels most unhappy about the accusations being made against Trotman who has been nothing more than a dear and respectful friend of the family.
“There was never an opportunity for what my son said happened. It is a most despicable lie and I feel so ashamed. I cannot begin to find the words to describe the disgrace my son is bringing to the family name. Even when he secured that restraining order on me, for allegedly physically and verbally abusing him, I was never even in the country,” the man explained.
There are “several things” that will eventually be exposed to prove that his son has been involved in more serious and scandalous activities, things that will put this “deceitful” matter to rest. Welshman said that he will be forwarding the information he has to the relevant authorities so that nothing but the truth will prevail.
He said that he is in “great fear of his life” because of the sexual abuse allegations his son is now leveling against him and the House Speaker. He reiterated that his son has struggled for many years with severe depression and behavioral problems. He has even attempted suicide at least once, Welshman said.
“Anyone who took the time to observe his Facebook page would see the degree of distress that my son is in and the extent of his delusion and anger. He has even made up fictitious persons and profiles and have them conversing with another and making statements about molestations that are untrue.
“I want to appeal to the public to not believe for one moment these accusations and to understand that he needs medical help. I want to make a sincere attempt at helping him so that he does not become a further risk and danger to anyone else.

House Speaker,
Raphael Trotman

“If those who are with him really care about him, they will insist that he gets the professional help that he needs. Despite our differences, I am ready to forgive my son and help him find healing the right way instead of lashing out in this manner,” the emotional father pleaded.
The young man had claimed that he had sought legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on how to proceed on the said matter. However, the DPP, Mrs. Shalimar Ali-Hack, said yesterday, that this conversation never occurred.
The DPP said that at no time did she ever engage in a discussion, telephone or otherwise, with the younger Welshman.
The DPP’s Communications Officer reported that a written complaint was received from Welshman at approximately 12:50 hours, yesterday.
Welshman has also said that he had retained the services of Attorney at Law Jaya Manickchand and wants to ensure that those who allegedly molested him are put before the court. But Manickchand has denied that the young man had retained her as his lawyer in the matter.
The Alliance For Change, however, disseminated some text messages from the Attorney’s cell phone number where she apparently tried to settle the matter discreetly with Trotman, this despite refuting days earlier that she was looking out for Welshman’s interest.
The political party since the discovery, has concluded that the troubled young man may be part of a scheme to entrap the House Speaker and tarnish the AFC.
The Attorney at Law subsequently posted on her Facebook page, a detailed statement in defense of her actions.