Cops accused of raping boy, 16

Three police officers have been placed under close arrest after a 16- year-old boy alleged that he was sodomised by the police on Sunday night at an outpost in front of the Stabroek Market.

The police yesterday announced that an investigation was underway and that the ranks have been placed under close arrest. In addition, the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) yesterday launched an investigation into the allegation by the teen, who has said the police took him into the outpost around 9 pm and allegedly sodomised him.

“We have confirmed that the boy was in NOC (the New Opportunity Corps) and our people are investigating the allegation,”