she had been fondled by him during her arrest.

Juanae Simmons, 16, was picked up in Court Street on April 4 after running a red light on Reid Street. Her mother made a counter charge against the arresting officer after her daughter broke down in tears in Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Magistrate Edward King ruled this claim was hearsay. But the mother replied: "What do we teach our kids, that it's okay to fondle them?'' Mr. King said: "You can't substantiate it.'' But Mrs. Simmons said she had three witnesses to the incident. The Crown said they have two. She also said that the other officer on the scene had objected to the way her daughter was being arrested.

As she turned to the officer she was accusing she said: "He didn't agree with what you were doing.'' Police later issued a statement saying the accused officer had vehemently and categorically denied the mother's claims.

They also pointed out that they had not had a criminal or an internal complaint from those concerned with the arrest.

Simmons, of Footpath Lane, Pembroke, pleaded guilty to using offensive words and to not stopping at a red light at yesterday's hearing. For the latter offence she was fined $100. Ms Simmons faces trial on the assault charge November 22.

Woman faces trial for resisting arrest A Hamilton Parish woman faces trial Thursday for violently resisting arrest and assaulting Police after she admitted attacking somebody with a crow bar and a metal gardening tool.

Cheryl Denise Burgess, 31, had earlier tried to plead guilty to a charge of having an offensive weapon in a public place, but patient questioning by Magistrate Ed King led to this charge being dropped.

Burgess, from Cottage Hill, told Mr. King she had used the weapon after someone had turned up to the house and attacked her with a crash helmet and a crow bar.

Burgess said she was not armed with anything when Police had turned up but had reacted when she was again attacked by her assailant while the Police were present.

Burgess admitted having both a crow bar and weed eater at the door of her alleged assailant's home as she tried to attack him.

She then threw the latter weapon at him before Police were able to arrest her and charge her with having an offensive weapon in a public place.