Police officer accused of rape

Tonight there is another report of rape, this time involving a member of the Belize Police Department. According to the authorities, forty-nine year old P.C. Evan Reynolds, attached to the Benque Viejo station was arrested and charged on Monday with two counts of rape. The alleged victim, a fourteen-year-old girl, told police that Reynolds raped her twice, once in December 2003 and again in February 2004 while she was at her home. In his defence, Reynolds has told investigating officers that he is innocent of the charges, which he claims stem from the fact that he was aware of a relationship between the girl in question and a male relative. P.C. Reynolds has been interdicted from duty pending the outcome of the case.