Email

Print

Last night, we told you about the allegations that a 19 year-old young woman from Belize City was making against a well-known businessman and landlord, who she says raped her. Well, we have been reliably informed that he was back in the police station today.

We can confirm that he hasn’t been criminally charged as yet, but police have told the media that he may be officially detained soon. We’re told that the landlord and his family were at police station with his lawyer as late as this afternoon for follow-ups with the investigators.

As we told you, the young lady alleges that she spoke to him and asked him if he had any available apartments to rent. She says that she gave him her number, and he called heron Friday afternoon claiming that he had rooms to rent at Mile 8 on the Western Highway. When the man picked her up, he told her that he was taking her to see those apartments, but instead he drove her to a secluded area near the Homeland Memorial Park. Once there, he forced her to have intercourse, forced her to take photos, and then showed her his firearm. She escaped from his vehicle when she got to the city. 

A medical examination showed no sign of penetration, and so police say they didn’t have enough to charge for rape. Â They were contemplating charges of aggravated assault and indecent assault.