Pregnant Teen Held for Over Three Weeks at St John’s Police Station
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A 14-year-old girl, who had been reported missing by her guardians several months ago, was recently found in the custody of an adult male.
According to reliable sources, after she was located, CID personnel questioned her and then handed her over to the Youth Intervention Unit.
It was later found out that the teenage girl was in her second trimester of pregnancy, forcing the Youth Intervention Unit to reach out to the social counselor in the Ministry of Education for assistance.
Because she is underaged and pregnant, the young girl was handed over to the police and has been held at the St John’s Police Station for three weeks now.
Up until last night, she was still there, receiving minimal care for her condition.
The young girl had to rely on the generosity of police officers for her daily sustenance, a far cry from the provisions needed for a pregnant woman. Generous Police officers would bring her food on occasion.
Reports are that the teen’s mother traveled to Jamaica, and she was in the custody of her grandmother when she ran away from home.
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Comments (9)
Donna July 30, 2024, 3:22 PM
I guess the police had consulted with a doctor before holding her in that deplorable condition for three days. Those cells at the police are not fit for human.
Donna July 31, 2024, 2:44 AM
Lila August 1, 2024, 6:44 AM
Chris July 30, 2024, 3:56 PM
Anonymous July 30, 2024, 8:14 PM
Watching on July 30, 2024, 7:00 PM
Think it over 🤔 July 31, 2024, 6:53 AM
Yes she’s under age and the male adult should know better. But she kept running to him because she feels safe there, because sometimes family isn’t easy and some mothers are not worth to be mothers they leaves these young ladies to be their own women.
Secondly, locking up the adult for the pregnancy; what good is it going to do for this young lady and her baby? People hardly help these days. ….sometimes we need to think before acting and talking!
Find another way to punish these male adults, than putting them in prison(if its a rape situationi understand the ful lextent of the law to be served!!) and another man has to take up thses young ladies with a child cause mental challenges to both parties.
Excuse me August 2, 2024, 10:13 PM
Anonymous July 31, 2024, 7:45 PM
and get that education, babies having babies
with no family ,no money, no father to protect their kids from predators, the government is to be trusted to protect the children of the country no matter who the predator is.