Sexual abuse charity SCARS has worked with a dozen youth service workers to help them identify and properly react to child sexual abuse cases. Staff from Child and Family Services, schools, camps and North Village Community Club were trained to be “authorised facilitators”, meaning that they can now pass on training to the staff and volunteers at their organisations, along with the greater ... Read more

A “sick, twisted man” who sexually abused a girl for a decade has been jailed for three years. The victim said Terrence Pantry, 64, began molesting her when she was just eight years old. The girl who cannot be identified by the media said she believed Pantry deserved a 15-year sentence. She told Magistrates’ Court in a statement: “I’m sure I was a happy fun loving little girl until Te... Read more

A campaigner has called for stronger laws to encourage child victims of sexual abuse to come forward. Debi Ray-Rivers of Saving Children and Revealing Secrets (SCARS) spoke out after a string of such cases came before the Island’s courts. She said: “In order to help in the prevention of child sexual abuse, victims of this crime must see accountability and consequence properly bestowed up... Read more

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29: Child sex abuse laws must be strengthened to encourage more victims to come forward, according to the charity Saving Children and Revealing Secrets. The call comes after a string of alleged child abuse cases were brought before the island’s courts. Founder of SCARS Debi Ray-Rivers told the Bermuda Sun: “In order to help in the prevention of child sexual abuse, victi... Read more

News of a Facebook page identifying Bermuda’s convicted sex offenders drew a swift response from the group SCARS — a charity devoted to combating child sexual abuse. The site, drawn from public information, was created by a local father in response to the absence of a public register of sex offenders. SCARS president Debi-Ray Rivers said the group “applauds the passion” of the site�... Read more

Former probationary police officer Paul Boorman was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison for multiple counts of accessing child pornography. Boorman, 44, of Spring Hill, Warwick, pleaded guilty in April to 14 counts of knowingly accessing child pornography between November 9, 2008 and October 14, 2009. Speaking in Supreme Court yesterday, Crown counsel Garrett Byrne said that on October... Read more