Construction worker charged for sexual offences in St Mary
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July 15, 2022

Construction worker charged for sexual offences in St Mary

ST MARY, Jamaica – Detectives in St Mary have charged 46-year-old Fitzroy Cooper, otherwise called ‘Teeko’, a construction worker of Frazerwood, Highgate in the parish, for rape and sexual touching of a child following an incident in Whitehall, St Mary on Friday, July 8.

Reports are that about 4:00 pm, Cooper went to visit family friends and during the visit he was at the home alone with a teenage girl. It is alleged that Cooper entered the room of the minor and sexually assaulted her.

A report was made to the police and an investigation launched.

Cooper was subsequently arrested and on Thursday, July 14 and he was charged following an identification parade.

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