A mother, stepfather and a 20-year-old man have been charged with various breaches of the Sexual Offences Act and Child Care and Protection Act following the impregnation of a 12-year-old girl.
Police report that the 20-year-old, who is the pre-teen’s boyfriend, moved in to live with the girl, her mother and her stepfather. The mother reportedly supplied her daughter with contraceptives, however, the pre-teen became pregnant and the mother did not report the matter to the Police.
Investigations led the Police to the location where all three were arrested and subsequently charged.
The 20-year-old man was charged with having sexual intercourse with a person under 16 years old, sexual touching and grievous sexual assault.
The mother was charged with aiding and abetting sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 16 years old under the Sexual Offences Act, failing to report a crime to the Children’s Registry and cruelty to a child under the Child Care and Protection Act.
Further investigations revealed that the stepfather was also molesting his stepdaughter. He was charged with grievous sexual assault and sexual touching.
The three are booked to appear in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
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