On Monday's newscast, we showed you what UDP Politician and Attorney "OJ" Elrington had to say about the weekend accident in which he was one of the drivers.
Among other complaints, Elrington insisted that the fender bender he was involved in should not have made the evening news. Moreover, he suggested other more urgent matters warranted press attention, such as the police report from Kayjah Burgess.
As viewers remember, Burgess granted 7News an extended interview three weeks ago. She described what she alleges was sexual abuse committed against her by her stepfather.
The topic of that case came up on Monday in our interview with Elrington, and while he was likely deflecting questions on his accident, he did raise a matter of genuine public concern.
Here's how Elrington strongly insisted that police aren't demonstrating any drive to investigate and bring charges against the person who Burgess is accusing:
Orson "OJ" Elrington - Attorney for the Alleged Victim
"You know since you had the benefit of Fitzroy Yearwood at today's briefing. I don't know if the police - if the media should have used that opportunity to ask Mr. Fitzroy Yearwood. Why it is that the police department refused to accept the statement of my client when she was making clear allegations of rape against his brother, only after we tried our best to ensure that she was able to give the statement. It has been weeks now."
Yesterday, we contacted ASP Fitzroy Yearwood for comment. He told us that he would not offer any response to Elrington's allegations because they are without merit. He directed us to make inquiries with the Commissioner of Police instead. Yearwood also asserted that he tries to perform his job with professionalism and that the department's policies and practices explicitly ensure that he cannot exert the type of influence that Elrington is implying.
