Man in custody over alleged sexual assault at St Ann hotel
Published:Thursday | October 20, 2022 | 1:23 PM
The St Ann police have taken a suspect into custody over the alleged sexual assault of a female guest at a hotel in the parish.
Acting Senior Superintendent David White confirmed with The Gleaner Thursday morning that a suspect was apprehended but declined to provide further details.
Initial reports are that the woman and the man, said to be a photographer, became acquaintances before she arrived in Jamaica from the United Kingdom on October 5.
It is alleged that last Sunday the woman went into a restroom at the hotel and while there she was allegedly lured into a cubicle by the man, who allegedly assaulted her.
A report was subsequently made to the hotel, and then the police.
Following investigations, the suspect was held.
Efforts to get a comment from the hotel were not successful.
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