welcome back and thanks for staying with us the Matilda's Corner police in Saint Andrew
has been thrown in the spotlight this evening by a female who says staff at the station
acted unprofessionally when she reported a case of sexual abuse but, the head of the station says
a report from his officers who were there when the woman visited paints a different picture.
Now the complainant has refused the traditional courtesy of protecting her identity Kirk Wright
has her story the case of alleged sexual abuse happened last Thursday at a business establishment
in Ligunea, St. Andrew the complainant jaden newell says it involved the touching
and groping of her vagina and that the accused who was one of the general manager at the time
also kissed her breasts but she claims the police acted unprofessionally from the beginning miss
newell said they transported her in a police service vehicle to the attacker's office where
she pointed him out but she says while traveling to the location she related what happened to the
officers they told me don't say that don't say it was sexual assault because he didn't rape me
i wasn't sure you know i was trying to say i wasn't sure you know the difference of
everything but since i got in that car up to now all of them have been making me feel
bad like i wasn't supposed to report it in the first place from the day i came
i wasn't getting the attention i was supposed to get as the victim i feel like the suspect right
now miss Newell says a similar thing happened on their way back to the police station i was sitting
at the front and he was right behind me and they were talking to him he was on the phone telling
somebody that he got charged for sexual assault but they turned around and told him that he's
not a rapist so he shouldn't be telling anybody that because he didn't insert anything into me
yeah all of that was going on in front of me in the car making me feel very you know
like i did the wrong thing like i wasn't supposed to come to the police it is very uncomfortable
that a woman would say that a male has harassed her or sexually broke her and then she is being
interviewed by male officers who are saying well it doesn't give rise to sexual misconduct or
it is indecent assault is not a sexual offense miss newell says while at the station the police
placed her in clear sight of the accused and his friends who were making unkind comments about
her inspector earl grant the man in charge of the matilda's corner police station has denied claims
of unprofessionalism she made a complaint to the police and it was dealt with swiftly
often times persons come to the station and make allegations
open interview the police wants to be sure because we often times are subjected to lawsuit if we go
out there and make false arrests inspector grant says his officers not only acted professionally
but that at least one went beyond the call of duty the arresting officer in this case
he was not on duty he was not detailed to work on that particular day however he came in
and he initiated the process he was the one who called the complainant to come to the station
in order to point out the accused man after the arrest he was even commended
by the complainant of his professionalism so it is beyond me and beyond all of us to hear know
that the complainant is disgruntled in this case the accused was charged with sexual assault
and is set to attend court on the 30th of june kirk wright tvg news