Dear Editor,
In today’s Chronicle, it is reported that a 37-year-old man allegedly had “forced sex” with his daughter, who is a child. That constitutes rape and incest, doesn’t it. These are the horrific abuses against children that we have all declared “zero tolerance” against, right?
The police have allowed this alleged rapist and child molester to go free on $40,000 station bail and sent the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice. Was the raped child sent for medical examination?
If the police have concluded their investigation, the child alleged that the father had sex with her and the younger sister corroborated her allegation, why the delay in charging him?
This is a good case for Minister Manickchand to order a full report by her Social Services Department.
In fact this a case for all of us to follow to ensure that the law takes its course and that no settlement out of court interferes with the administration of justice.
Let us each watch over every child and be their guardian angel. And let us all be their avenging angel when they are abused.
Yours faithfully,
Shawn Mangru
