And in other police news...
Tonight a 29 year old police officer is under interdiction after being accused of raping a 15 year old boy. It happened in Punta Gorda where a 15-year-old male student went to the police station with his mother to report that a 29-year-old Belizean Police Officer had sexual relations early on Sunday morning.
Police today arrested and charged PC Marcus Che for and Unnatural Crime. He was taken to court where due to the nature of the crime, no plea was taken from him and he was remanded until June.
Reports reaching 7News say that the officer was stationed at the DVU office and had taken the young man there to have sex. We asked the commissioner about it today and he had no words. We warn you, the story uses adult language:
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"It's extremely disturbing, disgusting, I don't know how to describe it. We just need to do what needs to be done, Jules, honestly. I am lost of words. That is not something that happens every often to describe what actually happened."
"Police Constable Marcus Che, who is assigned or who was assigned to the domestic violence unit in Punta Gorda Town, invited a young man of 15 years old to his office. And his office is located on the upper flat of the Punta Gorda Town police station and in his office, he performed anal sex with the 15 year old. The 15 -year -old and his father reported the matter to the police. And Marcus Che has since been arrested and charged for unnatural crimes."
Reporter
"Sir, you have worked tirelessly to try and polish up the public image of the police department. How does this sort of thing, how do you feel it works against those efforts?"
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"Well, I think that it's certainly threw a monkey wrench into the work that we have been doing to try and restore trust and confidence."
"It is going to take a very long time to restore that confidence for parents to want to send their children to the police station in Punta Gorda Town. But I want to assure the parents and the people of Punta Gorda Town that we are going to be doing all we can to make sure that this police officer is brought to justice and that there is no reoccurrence of this issue."
Che has also been placed on interdiction and will face disciplinary charges.
