Fifty-eight (58) persons have been charged for crimes against children. The latest is a42-year-old man who is due to appear before a Port-of-Spain Magistrate on Tuesday, to answer to three charges; two counts of cruelty to a child, and one count of assault by beating.
This follows a joint investigation by officers of the Gender-Based Violence Unit (GBVU) and the Child Protection Unit (CPU) of the TTPSafter a report of child abuse on Saturday 2nd May. The police report states“it is alleged the suspect entered a bedroom of the home in which the victims were situated after which a quarrel ensued. The man reportedly became violent, causing the victims to contact the police.”
The 58 persons arrested for crimes against children were charged under the Children’s Act 46:01 of 2020.