Bishops’ teacher questioned by police on sex abuse allegations

Suspended Bishops’ High School teacher, Coen Jackson was on Saturday questioned by police at the Brickdam Police Station on allegations of  sexual assault, sexual grooming and rape and was released on $100,000 station bail, police yesterday said.

“Suspect Coen Jackson, age 32 years., a school teacher of Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge was arrested on 2017-12-02 for sexual grooming, sexual assault, and rape committed on Cristal Smith at D’Urban Street,  Lodge between December 2010 and  May 2011 while Cristal was a student at  Bishops’ High school,” a police officer yesterday told Stabroek News.

Smith was present at the station at the time Jackson was brought in and questioned and  was accompanied by her current partner, Cultural Policy Advisor, Ruel Johnson.