(Barbados Nation) MOTHERS HAVE been accepting payments, some as high as B$10 000, to end court cases against men charged with raping their daughters.
Former Juvenile Court Magistrate Faith Marshall-Harris made the charge last Wednesday night during a town hall meeting at the Christ Church Foundation School, where she presented some of her recommendations for the upgrading of laws relating to children, women and families.
She expressed disgust at the practice and reported that she had already spoken to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Charles Leacock, QC, about it.
“I hear the going rate is B$10 000,” the UNICEF Children’s Champion told the gathering that included president of the National Organisation of Women, Marilyn Rice-Bowen.