Tag: indecent assault
Police seek man accused of sexual assault on bus
(CNS): Police are asking the public to help them find an unidentified man accused of indecently assaulting a woman aboard a public bus on Saturday morning. The man was described as about 6ft tall, with a dark brown complexion and wearing construction clothes. He was travelling on a bus headed to West Bay from George […]
Ritz masseur jailed for 5 years for indecent assault
(CNS): A hotel masseur was jailed for five years on Monday following his conviction for indecently assaulting a client during a massage at the Ritz-Carlton just over one year ago. Rahul Manhukumar denied the allegation but was convicted in Summary Court. The case was moved to the Grand Court for sentencing because the magistrate considered […]
Appeal court to hear crown on Bush’s stalled assault case
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has agreed to hear the prosecution argue why an indecent assault case against former premier McKeeva Bush should not have been stopped and why the crown should still be able to try Bush on the allegations. However, the appeal will not be heard until May next year, which […]
ODPP has filed appeal in Bush assault case
(CNS): Director of Public Prosecutions Simon Davis has confirmed that his office filed an appeal in April after the court stopped the trial against McKeeva Bush, who was facing allegations of indecent and common assault. However, the trial judge, Justice Stanley John, ordered a stay of the proceedings on 29 February.
Bush expects ‘incompetent’ ODPP to try him again
(CNS): McKeeva Bush MP expects the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to continue the case against him over allegations he indecently assaulted two women at a cocktail party almost two years ago. He has told CNS that he also believes the office, which he described as “incompetent”, may also appeal against the court […]
Judge reverses stay in earlier Bush assault case
(CNS): The legal woes of McKeeva Bush MP may not be over. An acting Grand Court judge who presided over and stopped a trial in which he was facing indecent assault charges earlier this year has reversed part of his decision. In a ruling delivered to the court on Wednesday, Justice Stanley John said he […]
Man charged with grooming and rape of juveniles
(CNS): A 24-year-old man from George Town, who police suspect is part of a local grooming ring, has been charged with 18 counts of grooming and indecent assault against three juveniles. The alleged offences include rape, sexual communication with a child, meeting a child following sexual communication and indecent images of a child. When he […]
DPP called witness in Bush trial against her wishes
(CNS): Justice Stanley John has lifted reporting restrictions on the recent trial of McKeeva Bush (69), which collapsed last week as a result of a serious abuse of the process by the crown in relation to how they brought the case against Bush for indecent assault and the information that was withheld from him and […]
Bush discharged as judge stops assault trial
(CNS) UPDATED WITH FULL STORY: Mckeeva Bush was discharged by the court Thursday after the judge presiding over the case against him for indecent assault stayed the proceedings as a result of a successful application by the defence accusing the crown of an abuse of process. Justice Stanley John discharged the jury, released Bush from […]
Legal wrangling pushes Bush case behind closed doors
(CNS): The jury was sent home for the third day running on Wednesday, as lawyers involved in the case against McKeeva Bush MP for indecent assault continued their legal wrangling in private. Although some of today’s proceedings took place in court in the absence of the jury, the judge issued a gag order to the […]
Legal issues pause Bush trial as crown wraps up case
(CNS): The crown is close to finishing its presentation of the case against McKeeva Bush for the alleged indecent assault of two civil servants at a cocktail party at the Ritz Hotel in September 2022. However, the jury was sent away for the second day on Tuesday as lawyers in the case engaged in a […]
