Siblings’ rape case
… stepfather to be charged for sexual molestation today
The mother of the three young girls, who were allegedly sexually molested by their step-father last Thursday, was indicted for neglect when she appeared at the Sisters Magistrate’s Court in Berbice.
She was granted $50,000 bail, but informed the court that she will remain in prison since she cannot afford the bail.
The children; ages four, seven, and 10, were allegedly sexually molested and thrown out of the family home last week. They were picked up by a social worker who found them wandering by the seawalls. Reports are the children were taken to the Police Station and later admitted to the New Amsterdam Hospital after it was discovered that they were sexually molested.
On Tuesday, an official from the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) told Guyana Times that the children underwent a forensic interview on Monday by social protection authorities. The interview was recorded and a report was compiled and sent to the Police.
The official stated that the girls have since been released from the hospital and taken into protective care, along with their infant sibling. The official indicated that they were unable to find a suitable relative to care for the children.
Meanwhile, B Division (Berbice) Commander Ian Amsterdam on Tuesday said that the children’s stepfather, an ex-Guyana Defence Force soldier, will be charged today.
Since news broke of the alleged rape, villagers have been enraged.
