Stepfather Charged in Brutal Sex Assault

A fifty-year-old man was arraigned today in the Belize Magistrate’s Court after he was arrested and charged with six counts of sexual assault and three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse of his ten and eight-year-old stepdaughters.  The disturbing incidents date back to December 2016, when the ten-year-old was first approached by her stepfather who made vulgar sexual remarks toward her.  The encounters continued until May twenty-seventh.  On June sixth, the older child, in the presence of her mother and a social worker reported the incidents to local authorities and a medical examination was conducted.  It was confirmed that the she had been carnally known.  A subsequent exam conducted on her younger sister certified that she was not carnally known.