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A young woman has told of the lasting impact on her after she was the victim at age 14 in a case of unlawful carnal knowledge. She said she continues to suffer years after her virginity was taken in 2014 by Malik Zuill, now 22, who was sentenced to 1...

On January 28, 2014, Malik Zuill changed my life for ever by forcefully taking my innocence. I was 14 years old and in my first year at the Berkeley Institute. I would admit he and I had communicated via Facebook and WhatsApp for a couple of months ...

Bermuda’s top police officer has said sex between teachers or other people in positions of trust and children in their care should be a crime, even if the young person is over the age of consent. Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley added outlaw...

A 28-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to four sex assaults on a girl aged under 14. The man, from Smith’s, is alleged to have committed the offences on April 8 and 9 in Devonshire. The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in ...

The organisation responsible for handling allegations of teacher misconduct does not have the resources to carry out its statutory duties, according to its chairman. Crenstant Williams told The Royal Gazette that though the law governing the Bermuda ...

A sex offender jailed for 25 years for the rape of an elderly woman will be released from prison this week, it was revealed yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and legal affairs minister, said Heman Ledrew Viera, 52, was still consid...

Testimony from other possible victims of former teacher Robert DiGiacomo is needed to launch an investigation into his conduct, the Catholic Bishop of Hamilton has said. The Most Reverend Wes Spiewak told The Royal Gazette he was hopeful that if othe...

A man was yesterday charged with a string of 20-year-old sex offences against two girls. The 56-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, appeared in Magistrates’ Court to face multiple sex charges, including two counts that he had unlawf...

A call to change the law to protect 16 and 17-year-olds from predators has won backing from a group advocating on behalf of children. The Inter-Agency Committee for Children and Families said Bermuda’s law on sexual exploitation should apply to anyon...

The Bermuda Government does not believe there is a “gap in the law” that allows adults in positions of trust or authority to sexually exploit children aged over 16. Christine DaCosta, who was targeted by a teacher at Mount Saint Agnes Academy when sh...

History teacher Robert DiGiacomo forcibly kissed a 17-year-old schoolgirl on the night of her graduation from Mount Saint Agnes Academy and later went to her home with a gift of jewellery. The woman, referred to as Ms X to protect her identity, told ...

The Catholic Bishop of Hamilton said yesterday he would launch an investigation if more victims of former Mount Saint Agnes Academy history teacher Robert DiGiacomo came forward. The Most Reverend Wes Spiewak said former pupils should contact him if ...