The staff at the New Opportunity Corp (NOC) are believed to have colluded to stonewall the police investigation into sexual and physical abuse claims by former residents of the institution. Sources have revealed that it was not a case of there not being some amount of credibility to the allegations.
“There was not enough to institute charges…other staff members who were named as being present during some of the alleged abuse claimed that it never happened,” a source recently told the Sunday Stabroek.
And while as revealed by Crime Chief Leslie James the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) did indeed advise that no charges be laid, this newspaper’s sources indicate that a recommendation was made for the Ministry of Youth Sport & Culture to launch an investigation into the operation of the institution. High on the list of recommendations was a complete overhaul of the institution and for qualified and professional staff members be hired to work
