DJ Kentucky charged for allegedly raping a 12-y-o girl
Published:Friday | January 20, 2023 | 9:40 AM
Popular disc jockey DJ Kentucky was arrested by the St James police and charged with rape on Thursday.
DJ Kentucky, whose real name is Shawn Stewart, was charged in connection with an incident in which he is alleged to have raped a 12-year-old girl on August 18, last year.
The police say the student asked Stewart to assist her in buying a birthday gift for her mother and he told her to accompany him to his house for the money.
Upon reaching his home, it is alleged that Stewart held the child and forcefully had sex with her, after which he dropped her off at a location in Montego Bay.
The child told her parents about the incident and a report was made to the police.
A search was subsequently launched for the disc jockey, who works locally and overseas.
Stewart turned himself over to the Freeport police in the company of his attorney on Thursday and was questioned and subsequently charged.
- Hopeton Bucknor
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