JAMAICA
Jamaica Observer
BY GARFIELD MYERS Editor-at-Large South Central Bureau myersg@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, January 15, 2017
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — Inevitably, following the recent arrest of a Moravian pastor for alleged rape and sexual intercourse with a minor in Austin, south-eastern St Elizabeth, child abuse took centre stage at last Thursday’s meeting of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation (Parish Council).
Police chief in St Elizabeth Supt Lanford Salmon set the tone during his report on crime when he urged councillors and their constituents to report to the police and the Child Development Agency (CDA) any suspicions they may have of child abuse.
“When offences are suspected people should move away from the ‘hush hush’ mentality … you should tell your constituents to say what they know. Some of these things stay for years and fester and no one says anything,” said Salmon.
He cautioned, however, that even as the police needed the support of the public, everyone should understand that there “are many, many sides to stories”.
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