Man charged for sexual assault of 7-y-o girl
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The Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse has charged a 27-year-old man with the sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl.
The man, who hails from Ewarton, St Catherine, was charged on Friday.
He is answering to charges of rape, sexual touching and forcible abduction.
It is alleged that about 2 p.m., the complainant was walking home from school in St Catherine when the accused reportedly grabbed her and dragged her to the rear of a premises, where he sexually assaulted her.
He later tried to leave the area by taxi, however, the vehicle was intercepted by alert residents who held him and handed him over to the police.
- Rasbert Turner
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