Child care head urges swift prosecutions of abusers

Reverend Charles of the Flaming World Ministry preformed a song calling for an end to child abuse, while engaging the Sophia Centre Dance Troupe on Wednesday at the National Park (Photo by Arian Browne)

Head of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) Anne Greene is urging swifter prosecutions of child abusers, saying perpetrators are being allowed to go free while the wheels of justice turn slowly.

Speaking at a rally yesterday at the National Park after a march organised by the Human Services Ministry as part of Child Protection Week, Greene called the failure of prosecutions “confounded nonsense” while emphasising that that children don’t lie about sexual abuse.

She told Stabroek News that “poor investigating techniques” are unfortunately at the height of the problem. Greene said that many