Police seeking legal advice on Region 9 DREO rape allegations

Weeks after allegations of rape were levelled against the Deputy Regional Executive Officer (DREO) of Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), the file has now officially been completed and the matter has been sent for legal advice.
Some two weeks ago, the accusations surfaced which stated the DREO, Sherwin Wellington, had raped one of his female colleagues while on a business trip to Karasabai on behalf of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC). However, since the initial report at the Lethem Police Station in excess of two weeks ago, there has been no word on the progress of the case.
On Thursday, Guyana Times spoke with Senior Superintendent Kevin Adonis, who currently headed the Police’s F Division (Lethem and Interior Locations). In the phone interview, Superintendent Adonis confirmed that the file has indeed been completed. “Yes, the file is completed and it was sent for legal advice,” Adonis noted.
After the allegations were made, Region Nine Chairman Brian Allicock was the first to speak out on the matter, noting that such occurrences “tarnish the image of the administration”.
Wellington has since denied the allegations stating that if such an accusation was made, he would have been notified of it.
This is the second occasion on which such accusations have been made against a Region Nine official, the first being in 2016 when Regional Executive Officer (REO) Carl Parker was accused of raping a female colleague who was serving on the RDC.