Tag: sexual assault
Bush trial over rape allegation delayed on first day
(CNS): The jury selection process to find at least seven men and women to serve in the trial of McKeeva Bush MP (69), who faces historic rape and sexual assault allegations, failed to get going on Monday, the first day of the scheduled trial, even after his own request for a postponement to give him […]
Man wanted for alleged sex offences turns himself in
(CNS): Cedric Everton Ellis (52) from George Town turned himself in to the police on Tuesday, a week after the RCIPS issued a public alert to help find him. Ellis has been arrested and remains in custody as investigations into the allegations against him continue. Ellis, who is a heavy equipment driver, was wanted by […]
Bush’s sexual assault trial dates reset by the court
(CNS): McKeeva Bush (68), who was scheduled to face a jury this month on charges of indecent assault, will now stand trial in February, as on Monday the court rescheduled the first of two cases where the veteran politician is facing allegations of sexual assault. A trial in relation to an accusation of rape dating […]
Woman gang raped at gunpoint
(CNS): Police have said that a woman was raped by several men at gunpoint on Monday morning. The woman was offered a ride by a group of three men, one of whom she knew, while she waited at a bus stop in Savannah. But when she got into the small car, the men drove her […]
Man denies sexual assault at tattoo studio
(CNS): Yeng Chang Guerra, a tattoo artist, has denied allegations of sexual assault against a woman in December at the Savage Ink Studios on the West Bay Road. When he appeared in Grand Court last week, Guerra pleaded not guilty to three counts of indecent assault and assault by penetration. He was bailed to return […]
‘Absolutely, definitely not guilty’ says Bush
(CNS): McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) emphatically denied rape and sexual assault charges on Friday when he pleaded, “Absolutely, definitely not guilty” to both counts against him. After Bush answered the indictment on historic sexual offences in Grand Court, a jury trial was set for 6 November.
Bush claims rape allegation is political
(CNS): In a short statement issued to the media yesterday following his appearance in court on rape and sexual assault charges, McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) has denied the allegations. He referred to an “evil plot” and a “malicious accusation”, which he suggested were politically motivated. He claimed the allegation was made by a woman that […]
HMP Northwood inmate raped by another prisoner
(CNS): HM Cayman Islands Prison Service is investigating a report of a serious sexual assault of an inmate at HMP Northward by another prisoner on Monday. A 46-year-old inmate has been arrested in relation to the incident and remains in the custody of the prison service. Special measures are being taken to safeguard the adult […]
Bush charged with rape in historic allegation
(CNS): McKeeva Bush MP (WBW), a former speaker of the House and a former premier of the Cayman Islands, has been charged with rape. Police have been investigating at least one historic allegation against him in relation to sexual offences for more than six months. Bush was charged early Wednesday and appeared in court via […]
BT man denies rape and kidnapping charges
(CNS): Delan Campbell (24) from Bodden Town denied a catalogue of serious charges when he appeared in Grand Court Thursday. The charges relate to allegations that he raped and kidnapped a woman he knew during an assault in George Town last month. Campbell is accused of breaking into the woman’s home late at night armed with […]
Trusted family friend jailed for molesting child
(CNS): A man (39) was jailed for four years on Friday, following his conviction earlier this year of several counts of indecent assault on a young teenage girl. The man was a long-time family friend whom the girl had known since she was small as he and his wife were close to her family and […]
