JAMAICA: 4 Schoolboys Charged with the Rape of Female Schoolmate

The incident reportedly occurred on September 8.

Head of the St. Ann Police, Senior Superintendent Dwight Powell, has confirmed there was an incident and that it involved minors.

But he would not give any further details.

Nationwide News understands the schoolgirl and one of the boys, her boyfriend, made an arrangement to have sexual intercourse at the school.

However, his three other friends turned up at the school. It’s reported all four of them sexually assaulted the girl.

She was hospitalised following the incident.

The four schoolboys were later picked up at their homes, although one eluded police for several days.

They were arrested and later charged with rape and aiding and abetting rape following an identification parade.

While in custody, they were held at a child-friendly police station in the south of St. Ann.

The four schoolboys have made two appearances in court since their arrest, including sometime this week, when they were offered bail.

The matter is only now coming to light because a Ministry of Education officer reported the incident to the school board on Tuesday.

Nationwide News was told the principal failed to follow the established reporting procedures and did not report the matter to the board.

When contacted, the board chairman told Nationwide News the matters discussed at the board level could not be discussed with the media.

According to the chairman, the principal had not reported the matter to the board or chairman prior to Tuesday’s meeting.