Topic: Family Support Unit
Police: Reports of child rape in Bodden Town ‘misinformation’
Commissioner of Police Derek Byrne says online reports of a rape of a boy in Bodden Town are incorrect, describing them as “misinformation” that has been causing alarm and tension in the district.
New legislation targets child grooming
Sex offenders who target children via cellphones and social media face tough penalties under new legislation that goes to the Legislative Assembly next month.
Visitor raped on Seven Mile Beach
A female visitor was attacked and raped while she was walking along Seven Mile Public Beach early Saturday morning, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service confirmed Monday.
Indecency trial starts for former coach
Trial began in Grand Court on Thursday for former Cayman track coach Ato Modibo Stephens, who is accused of indecently assaulting a 14-year-old female member of his track club.
Officers still face inquiry over ‘incompetent’ child abuse investigation
Three police officers are still facing an internal disciplinary inquiry over an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by an 11-year-old girl. The inquiry has been inexplicably sidelined for 18 months. The RCIPS announced last week that a U.K. team has been recruited to review and reform the Family Support Unit.
UK team to reform Cayman’s child abuse unit
Three U.K. child abuse investigators have been recruited to review and reform the police’s Family Support Unit after a judge condemned its investigation into alleged sexual assault on a child as “grossly incompetent.” The U.K. officers will help clear a backlog of cases identified in an internal review.
