Deputy Superintendent Herfa Beckford Dies Suddenly
46 year old Deputy Superintendent Herfa Beckford passed away suddenly in hospital yesterday. Reports indicate that Beckford, who was Head of the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), was hospitalised two weeks ago, and that she died from unspecified health complications. She is survived by two children. Beckford was promoted [...]
Policeman Gets 18 Months For Indecent Assault On Nine Year Old
25 year old Constable Kevin Franklin, formerly attached to the 100-Man Greater Portmore police station in St. Catherine, was sentenced yesterday in the Corporate Area Criminal Court, to 18 months at hard labour, after being convicted on three counts of indecent assault on a nine year old girl. According to evidence presented, between July and [...]
Policeman Charged With Sexually Assaulting Male Colleague
A police corporal attached to the Motorised Patrol Unit who was accused of fondling one of his colleagues genitals while on patrol duty, is now in custody facing sexual assault charges. The policeman, whose name has not been released, was arrested yesterday by members of the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child [...]
Symposium – The Holistic Management Of Survivors Of Sexual Assault
The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Medical Services Branch and CISOCA present a medical symposium on “The Holistic Management Of Survivors Of Sexual Assault”, this Friday (July 10), at the Terra Nova All Suites Hotel. It will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Topics: Managing adult & paediatric sexual assault (Dr. R. Hutson & Dr. C. [...]