The verdict is in for the Port Royal couple charged in July with trespassing for tying up their boat at the closed Waterfront Park day dock in Beaufort: Guilty.
Despite being a misdemeanor case, the trespassing incident, which happened July 12, drew widespread interest because it involved Benji Gecy, a well-known mortgage broker, and occurred at the widely-used day dock at to the Waterfront Park promenade during the height of the Water Festival.
After a three-hour jury trial Friday, Benji Gecy and his wife, Christina Gecy, were found guilty of trespassing. Benji Gecy was fined $50 and Christina, $257…