Tag: child abuse
Webster denies indecency charges on teen
(CNS): Errington Webster (54) has denied four counts of gross indecency on a 13-year-old girl and will now face trial in the New Year. Webster is accused of sexually assaulting the girl in the district of Bodden Town, where he is normally resident and where he stood as an independent candidate in the 2013 General […]
Child protection training stepped up in schools
(CNS): A group of over 170 teachers, deputy principals, counsellors and pastoral support staff from government schools have taken part in child protection training to help them recognise the indicators of abuse or neglect and learn how to respond and report abuse, the education ministry stated Thursday. Given a noticeable rise in the amount of cases […]
Another suspect charged with underage sex crime
(CNS): A local man has been charged with sex-related crimes and was expected in court Wednesday. The RCIPS said the 48-year-old man from Bodden Town was charged by police today with gross indecency with a minor and indecent assault on a minor. Police have moved quickly in the case regarding an incident that involved a young […]
Bodden Town teenager denies raping little boy
(CNS): A local man who was a minor when he allegedly committed the sex-related crime has pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape and indecent assault on a little boy who was described by the court as being between four and six years old at the time of the assaults. The young man from […]
Petition calls for sex case failings enquiry
(CNS): A local activist has begun a petition calling for a public enquiry into the failings of the RCIPS investigation into the recent child abuse case where two men accused of systematically abused a young female relative walked free because of the incompetence of the police working the case. Sandra Catron launched the online petition […]
Police failure blamed for child sex abuse acquittals
(CNS): Two local men accused of consistently sexually abusing a child in the family home have been acquitted after the judge pointed to the “gross incompetence” of the police investigation that undermined the evidence and prejudiced the defendants so much that he had no choice but to find the men not guilty on all counts. […]
Safety board created to protect children
(CNS): The governor’s office has announced the creation of a new board that will enable relevant agencies to work together in the interest of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in the Cayman Islands. The press release stated that the board was established in May but the announcement comes in the […]
Child abuse trial opens with video evidence
(CNS): Two local men appeared in court Wednesday facing several charges relating to what the crown claims was the systematic abuse of a young female relative that could have started when she was as young as nine years old. In a sensitive case in which the men cannot be named because of the possible identification […]
Rivers wants mandatory training to protect kids
(CNS): Following the revelations in a recent PAHO report about the sexual health of young people in the Cayman Islands that many are facing significant abuse, the education minister is calling for mandatory training for people in all professions connected to children. Tara Rivers said the incidence of sexual activity and abuse of Cayman’s children […]
