The assistant director of the Government’s child protection agency will stand trial in October charged with assault and mistreatment of a child, it was ruled yesterday.Kennette Robinson, 51, from Devonshire, pleaded not guilty to the charges on December 5 and opted for trial in Magistrates’ Court.The offences are alleged to have happened on May 8 last year in St George’s.The alleged victim, a girl aged 17 at the time, cannot be identified for legal reasons. Ms Robinson will return to court on October 19.Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo extended Ms Robinson’s $1,000 bail.• It is The Royal Gazette’s policy not to allow comments on stories regarding court cases. As we are legally liable for any libellous or defamatory comments made on our website, this move is for our protection as well as that of our readers.