WITH A RECORD number of rape cases being reported in the first four months of this year, a senior lawman is calling for the establishment of a sex offenders registry in Barbados.
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police William Yearwood wants the information to be made available to the public.
According to statistics, up to April of this year there had been 32 reported rape cases.
It is the highest number of rape cases recorded since 2013, when there were 26 cases during that period. It is also 14 more than the cases recorded for the same period in 2016. (RB)
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