Topic: child sexual abuse
Police vow to tackle child sex offences after spike in cases
Cayman's police chief has pledged to crack down on sex offences against children after the number of recorded crimes jumped by a fifth last year
Child rapist George Slijper sentenced to 14 years in jail
A Grand Court judge has jailed child rapist George Martin Slijper, who contacted and groomed young girls over social media platforms, to 14 years in prison.
Suspended sentence over sexually explicit messages to child
A Grand Court judge has sentenced a man to 14 months in jail, suspended for two years, for sending sexually explicit messages to a teenage girl.
Man denies molesting and raping child
A 24-year-old man at the centre of child molestation and rape allegations has refuted the assertions, in spite of multiple matches for DNA linking him to the 13-year-old complainant.
Cayman struggles to safeguard its children
Of all the issues plaguing the Cayman Islands, former Police Commissioner Derek Byrne said he was most worried about a “disproportionate” level of sexual offences, specifically against children.
Man on trial for allegedly raping child
The trial of a George Town man accused of raping a minor in the back seat of his car, on two separate occasions, began...
Man who molested toddler jailed for 8 years
A serial sex offender has received an eight-year sentence for molesting a toddler, while out on conditional release from prison for molesting an 11-year-old girl.
More child sex abuse cases will be dropped
Two more child sex abuse cases investigated by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service within the past five years will not be taken to court for “a number of reasons,” police said Friday.
EDITORIAL – Child sex abuse: Investigating the police investigation
Governor Kilpatrick has spoken with clarity, authority and righteousness. It’s an auspicious beginning to an arduous process of truth-seeking.
EDITORIAL – When children are forced to wait for justice
In 2012, a young girl stepped forward with the most serious of allegations – that she had been the victim of sustained sexual abuse. And then, she waited for someone to do something about it … and waited … and waited … and waited.
Cayman joins fight against online child porn
The Cayman Islands has joined a global initiative to help stamp out child pornography on the Internet.
