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Nov 6, 2003

Two arrested for Stann Creek rape

In crime news police report that they have arrested two men in Monday’s sexual assault of a woman in the Stann Creek District. Twenty-six year old Hector Cohouj of Indian Creek and thirty-four year old Oscar Mejia of Santa Cruz Village have both been charged with the crime of rape. The victim, a forty-nine year old resident of San Roman Village, told police that two men she knew came to her house on the pretext of asking for a glass of water when one of them forced her to engage in sexual intercourse. When the second man attempted to do the same she managed to escape. Cohouj and Mejia have been remanded to Hattieville Prison until their next court date on December fourth.


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