Tag: sex abuse
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 […]
RCIPS auditing child sex-crime cases
(CNS): The RCIPS has begun an audit of all open child abuse cases and is conducting an internal disciplinary review of officers and supervisors involved in the case concluded this week by the courts, in which the police failed to investigate a serious child abuse complaint. But police officials confirmed there would be no public […]
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. […]
Teachers aide to face sex crime trial next year
(CNS): A 21-year-old man from Bodden Town charged with indecently assaulting seven primary age girls when he worked as a teacher’s aide at a government primary school is scheduled to face trial in February next year. The man, who cannot be named in order to protect the identity of his young victims, faces a list of […]
Suspects claim child lied to escape abusive mother
(CNS): Two local men who are accused of systematically sexually abusing a female relative from when she was as young as nine years old have suggested the child made up the allegations in order to get away from her physically abusive mother. In a very sensitive but serious abuse case, the child in question has […]
Police ‘overlooked’ child sex abuse case
(CNS): The failure of the police to take any action for more than 18 months on a neglected child abuse investigation was queried Tuesday by the judge hearing the case. But Detective Constable Dave Howell was unable to explained why the case just appeared to be dropped and “inadvertently overlooked” by the RCIPS Family Support […]
Suspect’s ability to plead in child sex case in question
(CNS): A former teacher’s aid who is accused of sexually assaulting ten primary school children from a government school will undergo a psych evaluation before he enters any pleas regarding the accusations against him. The 19-year-old local man, who resigned his post when the allegations were first made, is also facing threats to his life. […]
Sex suspect returns after court permits travel
(CNS) UPDATED: A local man who is facing ten counts of sexual assault on children at a government primary school, where he previously worked as a teacher’s aide, returned to the jurisdiction Wednesday after being granted permission to travel by the Summary Court. The 19-year-old man is accused of perpetrating sex offences on students as […]
Teacher’s aide faces ten sexual assault charges
(CNS): A 19-year-old former special support teacher’s aide at a government primary school has been charged with ten counts of sexual assault on seven female students. The man, who is from Bodden Town and cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in Summary Court this week and was bailed to return to court on 6 August. The […]
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 […]
Cayman teens facing violence and abuse
(CNS): A report conducted in Cayman two years ago by the Pan American Health Organization and published Wednesday has revealed that local teenagers are facing violence, sexual abuse and mental health problems. 18% of girls reported being victims of sexual abuse while 22% had faced real physical violence, according to the report, which also found […]
