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A 57-year-old man has denied four alleged sexual offences involving a minor. The arraignments session at Supreme Court heard yesterday that the man was charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of carnal knowledge of a ...

Saving Children and Revealing Secrets is extremely pleased with the statement submitted by the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs with reference to the Criminal Code (Sex Offender Management) Amendment Act 2018, especially given that spec...

Police confirmed yesterday officers have launched an investigation into a report of a sex assault at a children’s home. A police spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service is aware of an incident that took place at a governmental residential care fa...

The Centre Against Abuse has praised legislation that ensures the monitoring of sex offenders after their release from prison. However, the charity said she hoped there would be a provision to notify victims of any appeals, probations or parole heari...

Sex offenders will be unable to qualify for early release unless they complete treatment programmes while in jail, the Attorney-General said yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons, who is also the Minister of Legal Affairs, added that sex offenders at present...

A union leader called for an end to sexual harassment in the workplace yesterday as he prepared to mark an international day to end violence against women this weekend. Jason Hayward, the Bermuda Public Services Union president, said victims can suff...

A campaigner called for two separate sex offender registers yesterday, so one could list only those who target children. Debi Ray-Rivers said the root cause of the crime was different depending on the victim’s age. She welcomed proposed legislation t...

She became a passionate campaigner in the fight against child sexual abuse and devoted her irrepressible energy to helping those affected. However, when Debi Ray-Rivers launched a charity to raise awareness of the problem in Bermuda, she had still to...

Dear Sir, Two years ago, for an academic piece, I began investigating the entirely disheartening reality of sexual abuse in Bermuda and the steps the government of the day was taking to mitigate it. Having seen your article dated November 10, 2018, ...

A sex offenders’ register is proposed under legislation tabled yesterday in the Senate by the Attorney-General. Kathy Lynn Simmons, also Legislative Affairs Minister, was given responsibility for child protection in the new Cabinet announced by David...

A former Saltus primary school teacher sexually assaulted pupils using a mix of favouritism and fear to prey on his victims, an investigation has found. But the school has decided not to name the teacher involved or to release the full report in orde...

Police launched an investigation yesterday after a flasher exposed himself to a horrified woman near a school in Smith’s yesterday, An area resident said his wife was walking their dog when the man exposed himself. He told The Royal Gazette: “My wife...