KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Police have warned towards the circulation of a video displaying what seems to be a younger feminine being gang raped, saying that anybody might be convicted might face a high-quality of EC$750,000 (One EC greenback=US$0.37 cents) or imprisoned for 20 years or to each.
In a press release, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Power (RSVGPF) stated it’s investigating the origins of the video that’s being circulated on social media; showing to indicate two males raping the woman and means that at the least a 3rd individual was current and filming the crime.
“The RSVGPF needs to advise most people that it’s a prosecutable offense to flow into or share movies of this nature on social media,” the assertion stated, warning perpetrators that they are often charged with a number of offenses underneath the Cybercrime Act of 2016, together with little one pornography.
The regulation states that an individual who commits against the law underneath the kid pornography part is liable, on abstract conviction, to a high-quality of 300,000 {dollars}, seven years imprisonment, or each. On conviction on indictment, an individual is liable to a high-quality of EC$750,000 or imprisonment for 20 years or each.
Fees of sexual harassment by digital communication may also be laid towards these concerned in circulating the video, the police stated, including that underneath this part, on abstract conviction, an individual is subjected to a high-quality of EC$100,000 or imprisonment for 2 years or to each.
On conviction on indictment, an individual will be fined EC$200,000 or imprisoned for 5 years or each.
“As well as, circulating such movies re-victimizes and re-traumatizes the sufferer. Accordingly, the RSVGPF calls on the perpetrator(s) circulating this video to cease instantly or face prosecution.”
The police stated that every one info concerning this incident could be handled confidentially.
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