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Nassau, BAHAMAS- A mother has been charged with failing to report the repeated sexual abuse of her 11-year-old daughter, who was impregnated by her significant other.

The 40-year-old mother faces charges of failing to report the abuse of a minor, performing an illegal abortion and aggravated causing harm while performing an abortion.

The at-home abortion allegedly took place between August 11 and 12.

The mother’s 45-year-old boyfriend is accused of five counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a dependent. The sexual abuse allegedly started in April 2022 when the child was 10 and continued until May 2023.

Their names have been withheld to protect the victim.

They were denied bail when they appeared before Senior Magistrate Shaka Serville.

The accused were not required to plead to the charges and are next due in court on January 15, 2024.

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Nassau, BAHAMAS- A magistrate has given prosecutors a final chance to present evidence against a comedian accused of leaking a secretly recorded sex tape.

The entertainer, whose real name is Terrance Gilbert II, is accused of secretly filming a woman while she gave him a blowjob on March 24, 2022. What’s more, he’s accused of leaking the raunchy recording on May 5, 2022.

Gilbert denied charges of voyeurism and intentional libel at his arraignment before Magistrate Shaka Serville.

Since then, no evidence has been heard in the case.

On November 29, 2022, the alleged victim did not appear; however, two police witnesses were present.

On April 4, 2023, no witnesses showed up. Then, on August 15, 2023, no witnesses showed up.

As a result, the magistrate scheduled a final adjournment for November 11.

The case could be dismissed for want of prosecution if witnesses fail to show up on that date.

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Nassau, BAHAMAS- A teen has been remanded into custody after being accused of indecently assaulting his eight-year-old stepsister.

The 17-year-old cannot be named because he’s a minor.

Prosecutors allege that the indecent assaults took place from

January 1 to August 13 of 2023.

The teen did not accept the charge when he appeared before the Juvenile Court with his guardian and lawyer.

He was remanded to the Simpson Penn School and returns to court on November 21.

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Nassau, BAHAMAS- A pervert with a lengthy history of sex crimes has been released from prison after serving four years of a six-year sentence for indecent assault.

Sidney Cooper, 47, of Amos Ferguson Street, has been placed on the Sex Offenders’ Registry.

Over and over, Cooper has been to prison for touching women he doesn’t know, but he reoffends, almost immediately, after release.

Cooper fondled an 18-year-old year soon after his release from prison in June 2019.

The girl said that she was fixing her skirt when a stranger groped her from behind and ran away.

Cooper admitted the crime when he took the witness stand.

He testified, “I rushed the scene like a wild animal. I couldn’t resist it. I thought it was an invitation for me. It looked so nice, so sweet; I couldn’t refuse it. I locked on her [word deleted] from the back. I grope her. That’s what y’all is call it, right?”

An unrepentant Cooper told the court, “I did what I did. Life is short and I can’t regret it.”

Prior to that, Cooper had been jailed in 2016 for groping a child and a policewoman while on trial.

Cooper has been diagnosed with frotteurism— the practice of achieving sexual stimulation or orgasm by touching and rubbing against a person without the person’s consent and usually in a public place.

Cooper, who has an indecent assault record that dates back to 2000, claims that he can’t curb his sexual urges.

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