WB man charged in under-age girl’s rape

A 44-year-old man has been charged in connection with the rape of an under-age girl in West Bay.

The suspect, Tyrone Roswell Ebanks, appeared in court Friday morning. 

According to Crown prosecutors, the victim in the case is a girl under the age of 16. 

At around 6pm Monday, 27 December, Royal Cayman Islands Police officers said the victim was riding her bicycle along a local street when she was grabbed by a man who dragged her into a nearby house and raped her

The matter was reported to police and later that evening the man was arrested on suspicion of rape.

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The man has now been formally charged with rape and defilement. He will remain in custody until at least Thursday, according to authorities.