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A Sandys teenager has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a fellow student. Magistrates’ Court heard this morning that the incident allegedly took place in Sandys on Thursday. Neither the defendant nor the victim can be named for legal reasons...

Principals, deputy principals and administrative staff from government schools have taken part in child sex abuse prevention and awareness training. The Department of Education sent 36 members to attend the programme facilitated by Saving Children an...

Sex offenders are increasingly using social media to initiate contact and then groom their child victims, according to senior magistrate Juan Wolffe. Mr Wolffe says he has noticed a “worrying rise” in the number of Supreme and Magistrate cases involv...

A man convicted of unlawful carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old has lost an appeal in which he claimed he should have been charged with sexual assault. Aaron O’Connor, who was 20 at the time of the offence, argued before the Court of Appeal that had he...

The Sexual Assault Response Team is dealing with an increasing number of cases — and most of the victims are adolescents. Nineteen incidents were reported to them last year, compared with 13 in 2013 and 16 in 2012. Five victims were under the age of ...

The Coalition for the Protection of Children has been a strong advocate of the establishment of a sex offender registry for many years. While we can appreciate the need to protect the identities of victims, we also recognise the concern to avoid furt...

Nurses providing care to men, women and children who have experienced violence or trauma were this week recognised for their work. The Sexual Assault Response Team and the Department of Health have been observing Forensic Nurses Week. “It’s a spe...

A high-risk sex offender will be supervised in the community for three years when he is released from prison after a landmark Court of Appeal ruling. Merrick Seaman, now 30, was jailed for eight years for subjecting a five-year-old girl to a serious ...

A 56-year-old man appeared in court yesterday accused of a series of sex offences against a child. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged with touching the child for sexual purposes, inciting her to commit an indecent act and intr...

More than 20 members of the community were trained at the weekend to become facilitators of a sexual-abuse prevention training programme. Police officers, corrections officers, members of the church community and representatives from schools were a...

Early education and awareness is key to protecting children from sexual abuse, according to Family Centre’s executive director. Martha Dismont said treatment of convicted offenders was the next most important step to reduce reoffending. However, the...

A 31-year-old has denied sexually assaulting a woman and holding her against her will. The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty to aggravated sexual assault and deprivation of liberty at Supreme Court arraignments yest...