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Police Slow To Bring Charges In Alleged Station Rape In Independence
Thu, November 16, 2017
The other ongoing internal investigation into gross acts of alleged misconduct is in Independence Village - where police are accused of raping two women who were detained on suspicion of drug possession.

One of the women is a Belizean and the other is a Salvadoran. We know that Independence police detained them on Saturday - but after that police would not go into any great detail. They said - as they have been saying - that the investigation is ongoing:

ACP Joseph Myvette, Head - NCIB
"As we speak, members of the PSB and CIB are still on the ground as more work needs to be done in regards to that investigation."

Jules Vasquez, reporter
"Would you accept that there has been an inordinate time taken for this investigation to proceed because it is male police officers investigating the actions of their male police officers and you all are not known to be the most sympathetic to females? Real talk."

ACP Joseph Myvette, Head - NCIB
"I wouldn't say that; I would say that some cases require more in-depth investigations than others. All investigations are not as straight-forward; some cases do require some further investigation."

Jules Vasquez, reporter
"Has there been any medical examination to determine if coitus or rape occurred?"

ACP Joseph Myvette, Head - NCIB
"Yes I believe so."

Jules Vasquez, reporter
"And it confirmed or negated it?"

ACP Joseph Myvett
"No, I do not have the answer. I will have to get that for you."

Reporter
"Is it true that the rapes occurred- one outside of the building under a step at the back of the building and the other inside the building?"

ACP Joseph Myvett
"Well those are allegations and that is a part of the investigation and as I had previously said on Monday, I do not want to further prejudice the investigation so that is as far as I will go in regard to that investigation."

Police of various ranks - from Sergeant to Constable are being investigated - according to our reports.

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