Tag: Sexting

Appeal court orders DPP to investigate lawyer

Appeal court orders DPP to investigate lawyer

| 26/04/2024 | 45 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has directed the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to take forward an investigation into a criminal defence attorney accused of sexually harassing a client in what the judges said was a “troubling case”. The higher court found that messages between Keith Myers and his client, Aisha […]

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Sexting crimes increase, police unit reforms

Sexting crimes increase, police unit reforms

| 21/06/2022 | 15 Comments

(CNS): The RCIPS is facing a rapid increase in crimes committed on technology platforms that can have a “devastating impact” on the victims. In a recent media roundtable, senior officers and a specialist police policy adviser explained that the RCIPS had reformed the Family Support Unit to deal with vulnerable groups and the changing criminal […]

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Stephens leaves before official deportation

Stephens leaves before official deportation

| 12/03/2018 | 29 Comments

(CNS): Ato Modibo Stephens has left the Cayman Islands before an official deportation order could be served. Stephens, who was convicted last year of ‘sexting’ with one of the underage athletes he was coaching, was facing deportation in relation to that conviction but he left for the United States on Sunday. A statement released by […]

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‘Sexting’ track star faces deportation

‘Sexting’ track star faces deportation

| 07/03/2018 | 87 Comments

(CNS): Cabinet has directed that Ato Modibo Stephens, a former international sprinter, should be deported from the Cayman Islands following his conviction last year for ‘sexting’ with one of his teenage athletes while he worked as a local coach. Stephens, who is married to Caymanian track star Cydonie Mothersill, is originally from Trinidad and also […]

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Coach stirs up outrage over threats to CIAA

Coach stirs up outrage over threats to CIAA

| 12/02/2018 | 59 Comments

(CNS): Ato Stephens, the former Trinidadian track star who was convicted of ‘sexting’ with one of the underage athletes he was training while working as a coach in the Cayman Islands, is threatening the local athletic association with legal action after they withdrew his membership. While the convicted coach’s threats have caused public outrage in […]

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Politicians wade in on coach’s deportation

Politicians wade in on coach’s deportation

| 08/02/2018 | 74 Comments

(CNS): The opposition is calling on the government to deport former Trinidadian track star Ato Stephens, who was convicted last year of ‘sexting’ with an underage girl, as the authorities have “an obligation to send a very strong message”. The call follows a statement from the premier’s office yesterday that no decision has been made […]

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