Corozal Father accused of indecent assault on his daughter

It never gets any easier to report on stories involving sexual assault, and it is particularly disturbing when minors are involved. Tonight there are two such incidents, both in the Corozal District. A ten-year-old student from Copper Bank, accompanied by her guardian, visited the Corozal Police Station to report that on Friday, she was assaulted by a man she should have been able to trust. The minor claims that she was at home in a hammock half asleep when she felt her father touching her inappropriately. He tried to pull her from the hammock but she fought him off and went into her room. She states that her father then pulled her into his room and tried to climb on top of her. Again, she fought him off and managed to run from the house to get help. In the second instance, an eleven year old student from San Joaquin told Police that she was at home with her stepfather on Saturday. She claims that she was locking the kitchen windows when he grabbed her from behind and started touching her breast. He then allegedly pulled her into his room and continued touching her inappropriately. She managed to escape and ran to her grandmother’s house. Police are seeking both men, and are confident that they will have them in custody before long, charged with aggravated assault of an indecent nature.