Jamaica: A former Member of Parliament (MP) was arrested and charged on Monday, April 6, with incest following the allegations of sexually assault. The man representing the People’s National Party (PNP) has allegations of sexually assaulting his own young and teenage daughter.
The identity of the suspect has not been revealed or disclosed by the Parliament nor by the police or major news organizations to protect the privacy and the identity of the minor child.
According to police reports, the incident took place on 23 January, when the man took his daughter to a passport office for filing an application, during which he further took her to verify photographs.
After verifying the picture, the father of the female child victim took her to his own house where he sexually assaulted his daughter as he engaged in sexual intercourse with her. Following which the mother of the child filed a report with the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), after she discovered about the incident, which led to a police investigation.
The officers attached to Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) later carried out an operation at the suspect’s home with an arrest warrant on Monday, April 6, which led to the arrest of him. The suspect ‘a former member of PNP’ was later taken to the station where the officers interrogated him and officially charged him incest (sexual relations between people classed as being too closely related to marry each other.)
Authorities stated that the suspect is in police custody and will remain in until his first court appearance scheduled on Thursday, April 9, 2026, following the charges.
As the issue has been widely spread, a PNP has issued a press statement in which they condemned the act done by a former member and wants a stricter punishment if he is proven guilty. Meanwhile the police commander of the area has declined to comment on the issue, stating that he needs to check the certain facts and charges over the alleged allegations.
The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the matter is still ongoing while the suspect remains in custody.
