Three men charged for allegedly drugging and raping 14-y-o girl in St Catherine
Published:Tuesday | February 18, 2025 | 4:46 PM
The St Catherine South police have charged three men for allegedly drugging and raping a 14-year-old girl at a house and recording the alleged encounter.
According to the police, the teen girl was given a pill to take before the alleged sexual attack.
Charged are 19-year-old Romaine Sherly, otherwise called ‘Six’ and ‘TJ’, of Dupont Avenue, Kingston 20, 21-year-old Robert Scott, otherwise called ‘Sinnanick’ and ‘Nick’, of Phoenix Park, St Catherine and 20-year-old Ackeem William, otherwise called ‘Tippy’, also of Phoenix Park, St Catherine.
A slew of charges have been laid against them:
1.Rape
2.Grievous Sexual Assault
3.Sexual Touching of a Child
4.Unlawful Detention with intention to Commit Grievous Sexual Assault
5.Producing Child Pornography
6.Possession of Child Pornography with the Intention to Distribute
7.Unlawful Detention with Intent to Commit Sexual Intercourse
8.Conspiracy to Rape
9.Conspiracy to Commit Grievous Sexual Assault
10.Procuring Violation of Person Threats of Administering Drugs
11.Administering Drug with the Intent to Commit Undetectable Offence
The police report that about midnight on Wednesday, February 5, the men met the teen girl and invited her to the house, which was being operated as a rental property.
It is alleged that the men gave her a pill to take, after which they sexually assaulted her and videotaped the act.
A report was subsequently made to the police and an investigation launched.
The men were pointed out during an identification parade and later charged.
Their court dates are being finalised.
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