There is a ghastly report of child abuse coming from Dangriga. A 15 year old girl with Cerebral Palsy was sexually molested by her stepfather. The mother reported to police that on Thursday March 31st she came home and noticed her daughter wasn't her usual self. She asked her daughter what was wrong and that is when she explained that whenever the babysitter would leave, her stepfather would touch her breast, vagina and buttocks. Now this case is very sensitive because as we told you, the young girl has cerebral palsy and she can't speak well or express herself properly so police still can't get all the information they need in terms of what exactly the stepfather did to her or how many times it happened. The case then gets further complicated in court because police needs someone who is qualified and trained to understand and communicate with cerebral palsy patients and be able to record proper statements - and that is the major setback in this case. The stepfather can't be detained until the police finds that qualified person. So Dangriga police are calling on the Human Development Department or whoever can assist them in this very sensitive case. For now the mother has gotten a protection order against the stepfather.
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