Belize City Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Elderly Woman

Marcus Vasquez

An elderly woman is the latest victim of an alleged sexual assault. She was purportedly inappropriately touched and grabbed on her private parts and her breast by a man known to her. On Monday afternoon, forty-eight-year-old Marcus Vasquez, of Card’s Alley in Belize City was charged with two counts of sexual assault and harm upon the sixty-eight year-old from his neighbourhood. The incident occurred on September ninth, 2019 while the charge of harm is said to have occurred three days later. Vasquez pleaded not guilty and prosecutor, Sergeant Kennard Clark, had heavy objections to bail due to the seriousness of the offense and the strength of the case since the victim had no issue with the identity of the accused.  Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford was convinced of an undertaking by Vasquez that he will move from his neighbourhood to his family in Belama and granted him bail of five thousand dollars.  She also ordered him not interfere with the victim or any of her family members.  By end of the day, Vasquez was able to post bail. He is due back in court on November twenty-eighth.