Hashtag: #SexualAssault
‘Inadequate Punishment For Sex Offenders’
The Advocates for Change invite the public to gather outside of the House of Assembly at 12:00pm on Friday March 1st, to “speak with their Member of Parliament about the inadequate punishment for sex offenders.” A spokesperson said, “One in three Bermuda residents suffered sexual abuse before the age of 18. This statistic was revealed... Read more of this article
Police Confirm: 60-Year-Old Sandys Man Arrested
The police have confirmed the arrest of a 60-year-old Sandys man in “connection with a sexual assault.” A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service can confirm the arrest of a 60-year-old Sandys man in connection with a sexual assault. “He was subsequently released on Police bail and an investigation into the matter is... Read more of this article
Court: Minors Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison
[Written by Don Burgess + Updated] “Please just leave the children alone.” That was the earnest plea from Supreme Court Justice Carlisle Greaves as he was sentencing sex offender David Minors to five years in prison for charges including sexual exploitation of a minor by a person in a position of trust and showing the boy pornographic material. Minors... Read more of this article
Court: Cruise Ship Passenger Trial Set For June
[Written by Don Burgess] A New Jersey man who has pleaded not guilty to a sexual assault aboard a cruise ship has had his trial pushed back until June. The man, who resides in the United States and cannot be named at this stage for legal reasons, had previously denied that he committed the alleged offence against a fellow cruise ship passenger. His... Read more of this article
Child Sex Offender To Be Released On Sunday
Child sex offender Melvin Edmund Stuart Martin is scheduled to to be released from prison this Sunday [Feb 10], with the Government having previously issued an advisory of his impending release. The 33-year-old sex offender was convicted of multiple counts including sexual exploitation of a young person while in a position of trust, making child pornography,... Read more of this article
Child Sex Offender Melvin Martin To Be Released
Attorney-General Kathy Lynn Simmons issued a public notice of the “impending release of child sex offender Melvin Edmund Stuart Martin, who will be released from Westgate on 10 February, 2019.” The 33-year-old sex offender was convicted of multiple counts including sexual exploitation of a young person while in a position of trust, making... Read more of this article
Keri Ebright Dedicates Effort To SOAR
A recent participant in the Bermuda Triangle Challenge dedicated her efforts “in memory of Connie Furtado and in honour of those who SOAR: Survivors Of Abuse and Rape.” Keri Ebright said, “The Bermuda Triangle Challenge is over – my legs feel it. I was grateful to be able to complete the full marathon challenge for the second year... Read more of this article
Workshop To Help Eliminate Child Sexual Abuse
Approximately 25 people turned up to participate in a workshop designed to help help eliminate child sexual abuse which was organized by the Kiwanis Club of St George’s as their main function to mark this year’s Kiwanis Week. SCARS – Saving Children and Revealing Secrets – hopes to have every resident in Bermuda undertake the workshop which... Read more of this article
Column: Honouring Connie & Helping Survivors
[Written by Keri Ebright] New Year’s Night, 1978, I was sitting at the police station. I don’t know how long it all took – the whole day felt frozen in time: like it all lasted forever, but at the same time, it had ended. I was there to report him. I promised I wouldn’t – I told him I’d never tell, and for that reason, I am alive. Walking... Read more of this article
Court: 57-Yr-Old Man Denies Sexual Offences
[Written by Don Burgess] A 57-year-old man pleaded not guilty to multiple sexual offences alleged to have taken place against a girl under the age of 14. The man, who cannot be named at this stage for legal reasons, denied touching a young person sexually while being in a position of trust on a date unknown between 2008 and 2012. He further denied... Read more of this article
CAA On Sex Offender Management Amendment
Centre Against Abuse said they support the proposed Bill relating to supervision of sex offenders, but have requested it include a provision for victims to be notified via the same channel that the Minister is, as “often victims learn about the release of their sex offender after they have been released.” A spokesperson said, “Centre Against... Read more of this article
AG On Sex Offender Management Amendment
In the past, a sex offender could refuse to participate in any rehabilitative or therapeutic programs and a new Bill will require sex offenders to complete programs before being permitted to apply for parole or being released from prison on their early release date, Attorney General Kathy Simmons said today. The Attorney General said, “The tabling... Read more of this article
