Tag: sexual abuse

Police believe arrested man is part of grooming ring

Police believe arrested man is part of grooming ring

| 08/03/2024

(CNS): Police are investigating what they believe is an organised grooming ring based in George Town where adult men are luring vulnerable young girls away from school and guardians. Last month, following a report of three missing teenage girls, an RCIPS school liaison officer obtained information showing communication from a man asking a girl to […]

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Man accused of child abuse goes on the run

Man accused of child abuse goes on the run

| 06/12/2023

(CNS): The police have made an appeal to the public to help them find Noel Paul Manning (53), who has jumped bail. Manning, who has been charged with the sexual abuse of a child, should have appeared in court on Monday but failed to appear. He has also breached his bail conditions and removed his […]

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New teacher facing inquiry over abuse allegation

New teacher facing inquiry over abuse allegation

| 21/08/2023

(CNS): A new teacher who was recruited to begin work in government schools this year is under investigation after accusations that he sexually abused a young Jamaican girl in his care this summer. The member of staff has been removed from the school pending the outcome of the investigation. A letter allegedly from a family […]

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Serial child abuser jailed for over 8 years

Serial child abuser jailed for over 8 years

| 06/05/2022 | 37 Comments

(CNS): A 57-year-old man who was convicted of abusing at least six children for a period of several years, one of whom was only five years old when he indecently assaulted her, was jailed Thursday for eight and a half years. Neville Lloyd Passard was convicted last October on eleven counts of defilement and indecent […]

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Child molester convicted of breach of trust

Child molester convicted of breach of trust

| 08/07/2021 | 21 Comments

(CNS): A 44-year-old man from George Town has been found guilty of touching a 12-year-old child’s genitalia while he was taking care of her and her younger sisters after school in November last year, as he was “almost caught red-handed”. The child’s uncle, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had collected the children from […]

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Governor and DG support child sexual abuse prevention

Governor and DG support child sexual abuse prevention

| 10/02/2020 | 37 Comments

(CNS): Last week Governor Martyn Roper, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson and members of their staff took the Cayman Islands Red Cross training session on recognising the signs of and preventing child sexual abuse. CIRC said that since 2014, around 3,000 people in the Cayman Islands have taken the Darkness to Light’s (D2L) session to tackle […]

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