Tag: sexual assault
Bush facing historic sexual abuse allegation
(CNS): The RCIPS has opened another investigation into the former speaker, McKeeva Bush, after receiving a report of a historic allegation of sexual assault by the veteran West Bay MP. The police confirmed that Bush had been informed that a criminal investigation had begun based on a complaint dating back over twenty years.
Ex-cop and lover jailed for sexual assault
(CNS): A woman who offered up a close friend to her lover as a birthday present has been jailed for four and a half years while her boyfriend, a former RCIPS officer, has been jailed for five years for sexually assaulting the woman while she was trapped in their vehicle. Antonio O’Neal Marshall (43) and […]
Civil servants encouraged to report misconduct, says DG
(CNS): Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has issued a release to stress that recent allegations that civil servants’ contracts restrict them from reporting “wrongdoing” are incorrect and public servants are allowed and encouraged to report concerns. The DG’s statement comes in the wake of allegations that Speaker McKeeva Bush sexually harassed at least two female civil […]
Cop and girlfriend face jail for sexual assault
(CNS): Antonio O’Neal Marshall, a former officer with the RCIPS and his girlfriend, Ericka McFarlane Lynch, who were convicted earlier this year of indecent assault, are both facing jail time after appearing in court on Thursday for sentencing. The prosecution argued that their offending fell into the highest category. Marshall and Lynch were found guilty […]
CBC officer arrested over rape allegation
(CNS): A 30-year-old man from Bodden Town who works for Customs and Border Control was arrested last month on suspicion of rape, which was announced last week by officials from CBC. The police have since confirmed that he was arrested on 29 June in connection the allegation that on 20 June he raped a woman […]
Police officer still not fired after sex assault conviction
(CNS): Antonio O’Neal Marshal (43), a serving police officer with the Firearms Response Unit, has not been fired by the RCIPS following his conviction on Tuesday for indecent assault and remains on full pay. A jury found both Marshal and his partner, Ericka McFarlane Lynch, who is also a public servant, guilty of indecent assault […]
GT man faces attempted rape charge
(CNS): A 40-year-old man from George Town was expected in court Thursday to face charges of attempted rape after attacking a woman at her home off Tropical Gardens Road on Monday. The man, who knew the victim, is alleged to have gone to her house that morning and attempted to force himself sexually on the […]
Repeat sex-offender admits indecent act on beach
(CNS): Ronnie Rodney Ebanks (53) pleaded guilty in Summary Court last week to an indecent act in relation to an incident in January when he was caught on video exposing himself on the beach in front of children. He is a known offender and was under a sexual harm prevention order from 2017, which was […]
Girl sexually assaulted at care home
(CNS): Police are currently investigating allegations that a male intruder has been entering the Frances Bodden Children’s Home in Bodden Town and sexually assaulting an underage girl. Officers were called to the secure care home on Wednesday after a report of the man climbing into one of the bedroom windows at the house the previous […]
Woman sexually assaulted on George Town street
(CNS): A woman walking along Eastern Avenue at about 4:30am Monday was attacked by an unknown assailant who was riding a bicycle, police have said. The woman was south of Saturn Close when she passed a stranger on a bicycle, who then approached her from behind, grabbed her and reached down her pants. A struggle […]
‘Fake’ taxi driver acquitted in sex assault case
(CNS): A local man has been acquitted of sexually assaulting a woman who was a passenger in a taxi he was driving in June 2019. Following a trial lasting ten days, Everett Leon Gould (40) was found not guilty of assaulting the female lawyer by six women and one man after around three hours of […]
