Your news in nutshell
- Adventist elder being questioned for alleged sex with minor
- #MoravianSexScandal: Lawsuit against complainant dropped
- Pastors and police most high-profile sexual predators
- Symbiote dodges first bullet
- JN Bank launched
- Ja to redefine rape
1. Adventist elder being questioned for alleged sex with minor
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica has issued a statement condemning “unlawful sexual behaviour”, this, as an elder in one of its churches, up to press time, was being questioned in relation to an alleged case of sexual relations with a minor. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.
2. #MoravianSexScandal: Lawsuit against complainant dropped
The two Moravian ministers charged with having sex with an underage girl have backed away from a threat to file legal action against their alleged victim. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.
3. Pastors and police most high-profile sexual predators
Head of the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Superintendent Enid Ross-Stewart, says the majority of alleged high-profile perpetrators of sexual offences against underage persons are pastors and policemen. See full story on The Gleaner’s website. See lead story here.
4. Symbiote dodges first bullet
Under pressure, telecoms firm Symbiote, which is facing a possible revocation of its spectrum licence, has dodged the first bullet fired at it by the State. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.
5. JN Bank launched
The Chief Executive Officer of JN Bank, Maureen Hayden-Cater, is promising competitive rates for consumers. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.
6. Ja to redefine rape
Delroy Chuck, justice minister and chairman of a parliamentary committee reviewing Jamaica’s sex laws, has given instructions to a law-reform team to come up with a “perfect definition” of rape that will satisfy the “United Nations and also the public at large”. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.
