{"id":299727,"date":"2023-03-03T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=299727"},"modified":"2023-03-07T17:46:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T21:46:38","slug":"asst-superintendent-weekes-uses-methodist-mens-rally-to-decry-child-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/asst-superintendent-weekes-uses-methodist-mens-rally-to-decry-child-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Asst. Superintendent Weekes uses Methodist men&#8217;s rally to decry child abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_299728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-299728\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-299728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/weekes2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-299728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Claude Weekes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Assistant Superintendent of Police, Claude Weekes believes that Dominica&#8217;s justice system should move more quickly when dealing with child abuse cases.<\/p>\n<p>He was speaking at a panel discussion during the Annual Men\u2019s Rally that the Methodist Church held recently.<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported that child sexual abuse continues to top the list of reported offences against children on the island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am telling you that you must be careful how you treat our children,\u201d he stressed. \u201cYou must look out for them and that is why it pains me as a police prosecutor, even as I prosecute men and women for abusing children in a professional way, I always believe that the justice system should expedite these matters a bit quicker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cA child cannot be sexually abused and it takes six and seven years and eight years before the case is called\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Weekes added, \u201cIt hurts me and pains me when we have adults and parents who take hush money to kill cases. You are prostituting your child\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The panel discussion was held under the theme: \u201cMen Breaking the Silence on Domestic Violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On July 28, while delivering remarks during the 2022-2023 National Budget, President Charles Savarin raised concerns over the increase in the number of reported cases of child abuse in Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that data obtained from the Social Welfare Division indicate a 20% increase in the number of reported cases of child abuse over the past two years, ranging from sexual abuse, incest, teenage pregnancy, neglect, and physical abuse, \u201cchild sexual abuse being most prevalent throughout the years with a significant increase in the number of reported cases of neglect and physical abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Assistant Superintendent of Police, Claude Weekes believes that Dominica&#8217;s justice system should move more quickly when dealing with child abuse cases. 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