Lifeguard reportedly on the run after being accused of raping 11-y-o at Mobay Beach
A man said to be a lifeguard at the popular Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St James, is reportedly on the run after being accused of raping an 11-year-old girl on the property on Saturday.
The man, known only as ‘Rasta’, is of slim build, dark complexion, sports a dreadlocked hairstyle and appeared to be in his 40s, the police said.
Reports reaching Observer Online indicate that the child and her mother went to the beach to swim.
It is understood that around 4:00 pm, while the child was in the water, the suspect, who was performing lifeguard duties at the venue, held her around her waist.
She was then reportedly molested.
It is alleged that she kicked the lifeguard, swam towards her mother, who was some distance away, and told her what had occurred.
The mother reportedly confronted the suspect, who took his belongings and ran from the park.
He has not been seen since.