14 year old accuses police corporal of rape

Sexual crimes against the country’s children continue unabated and tonight a police officer has been added to the list of accused offenders. According to investigators in San Ignacio, on Wednesday a fourteen year old reported that last September she was at the home of Police Corporal Joel Grinage when he asked her to iron one of his shirts. However the child claims that when she went to his room to get the clothing, a nude Grinage followed her, pushed her on the bed and had sex with her against her will. During that same month, the girl says Grinage gave her a cell phone. More disturbingly, the minor went on to allege that this is not the first time the officer has had sexual intercourse with her. Thirty-three year old Grinage has since been arrested and charged with Rape, Carnal Knowledge and Extortion. He appeared in San Ignacio’s Magistrate Court today where he was remanded to Hattieville Prison until the twenty-sixth of February. As is customary, Grinage has been interdicted from duty pending the outcome of the case.

Meanwhile in Belize City, a woman working out on the Western Highway has reported that she was robbed and almost raped early Thursday morning. According to the victim, around five that day she was jogging near the Lord Ridge Cemetery when a man on bicycle stopped in front of her, pulled out a handgun and demanded her jewelry. The woman handed over a pair earrings and a ring but instead of riding off, the thief forced her into the graveyard and tried to take off her clothes. She put up a fight and the frustrated attacker used his gun to hit the woman over the head several times. The store clerk was able to seek help and was admitted to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in stable condition. Investigators are asking anyone who may be able to bring the perpetrator to justice to please call the nearest police station.