Clarendon taxi driver charged with rape of 12-year-old girl in May Pen

A 33-year-old taxi operator from May Pen has been charged with rape, abduction, and assault after a 12-year-old girl was attacked on 24 September.

May Pen taxi driver faces rape charge after knife attack on child

A Clarendon taxi operator has been charged with rape, abduction of a child under 16, and assault at common law, the Jamaica Observer reports, following an incident involving a 12-year-old girl on Thursday, 24 September.

The accused, Dave Thompson, 33, of Sharpe Avenue, May Pen, Clarendon, allegedly held a knife to the girl's neck after she boarded his taxi en route to May Pen at around 3:00 pm. He then drove her to his home, where she was assaulted.

A police report was subsequently filed and the child was taken to hospital for a medical examination.

On Friday, 2 October, the complainant identified Thompson at an identification parade, after which he was formally charged.

His court date is yet to be finalised.

Source: Jamaica Observer