Community Cops in Placencia Accused of Deviant Behavio

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Community Cops in Placencia Accused of Deviant Behavior


There are two very disturbing cases of alleged sex crimes coming out of the Stann Creek District tonight - and both involve police grossly abusing their power.
The first is in Placencia where 7News has confirmed that there is a report alleging very deviant behavior by community police officers. A group of officers took the police cadets - all boys - out on a camping trip this weekend. 7News has learned that multiple children have alleged irregularities and deviant behaviour. They claim that while there one of the community police officers forced young male cadets into taking nude pictures for him. Second, they also allege that the community police officers charged the boys a quarter for water and a dollar to use the bathroom. The water was provided to the police for free.

Multiple gross abuses, and the complaint has been forwarded to the Professional Standard branch which is investigating. To be sure, it's a very disturbing story - but not much else is known at this point. We will keep following it very closely over the coming days.

 

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3 Cops Accused of Gang Rape in Independence Station
posted (November 13, 2017)
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The news is possibly even more disturbing in Independence Village where three police officers are accused of gang raping two women in the police station. It allegedly happened on Friday night when - according to reports - the women - one Belizean, one Salvadoran - were taken off a bus supposedly to be searched for drugs.
Unofficial information says they were taken into the station by a WPC where they were stripped down for a search. But instead of getting searched, they were raped. Three officers - of various rank - allegedly gang raped the nude and defenseless women inside the station.

Today, police would not give us much details at all, other than to confirm the report:

ACP Joseph Myvette - OC, NCIB
"I can confirm to you that the police have received two report of rape and a joint investigation is being carried out by the Professional Standard Branch and CIB."

"As a consequence of the stage the investigation is in, I would not want to prejudice the investigation, so that is as far as I will say on that matter."

Again, a deeply disturbing allegation - involving at least one officer of rank, and we will keep following up on it very closely.