A 53-year-old man was convicted yesterday of sex offences against a schoolgirl more than 20 years ago. Pernell Brangman committed a string of sex offences against the woman, who was aged 10 and 11 at the time. The Supreme Court jury returned a unanimous verdict after less than two hours of deliberation. They found Brangman, from Southampton, guilty on two charges of sexual exploitation of... Read more

A Bermudian convicted of possession of child pornography in the United States should have to register as a sex offender if he returns to the island, the head of a child sex abuse prevention charity said yesterday. Debi Ray-Rivers said it should be mandatory for Andrew Charlton and every other convicted child sex offender to register as a sex offender with the Bermuda Police Service, regardless ... Read more

More than half the sex abuse cases reported to government watchdogs last year were child-on-child assaults, the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General has revealed. Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate that 51 per cent of sex abuse allegations referred to the Department of Child and Family Services in 2018 involved child-on-child abuse or sexual behaviour. Debi Ray-Rivers, the founder and e... Read more

Daniel Rocha has been found guilty of accessing child pornography, and has been remanded into custody pending his sentencing at a later date. During the trial the prosecution had said that 1,230 pictures and videos were accessed between April 2010 and March 2015. The 30-year-old Devonshire man was found guilty after a trial in the Supreme Court, in which the court had heard that the police s... Read more

Bernews will be hosting a News & Views panel discussion at around noon on today [March 13] with Debi Ray-Rivers from SCARS Bermuda and Charnika Jones from Advocates For Change set to discuss legal sentencing guidelines for child sex offenders and other related aspects pertaining to the very important topic of ensuring our children are safe. The trio will be discussing the matter with journa... Read more

Twelve Bermuda Police Service [BPS] recruits will be entering their policing careers SCARS certified. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] has traditionally supported SCARS Bermuda by conducting that specific training delivered as a supplement to our normal training regime. “Since 2015, the BPS has had approximately 400 members of staff SCARS certified. “Tod... Read more