Belizean ambassador who raped a girl for 14 years released on bail

A Belizean ambassador is being accused of child abuse. As per reports, the senior diplomat will be charged sometime this week.

Thursday, 21st April 2022

35-year-old rapes teen after threatening her to leak explicit photos (Representative Image)

A Belizean ambassador is being accused of child abuse. As per reports, the senior diplomat will be charged sometime this week. The ambassador is being accused of having sexual relations with a woman since she was thirteen years old until she completed twenty-seven years of age. The media reported that reports of the accusations surfaced months ago, as far back as December 2021. The ambassador is called back to Belize to answer these accusations. Police Commissioner Chester Williams and Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa for comment, and the Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Courtenay said "no comment". At the direction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration, Ambassador Rosado has relinquished his diplomatic postings overseas.

He has been identified as Belize's Ambassador to European Union, Alexis Rosado. He appeared before the Belmopan Magistrate Court on Wednesday. He stands accused of allegations related to child abuse. He was bailed at $5,000.

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Belize's Ambassador to European Union, Alexis Rosado[/caption] People expressed outrage at the incident; many went on social media and questioned how the ambassador managed to escape all these years. A user named Femie Dori Balam wrote, "Charge the parent how can a parent or guardian not know this is happening or was it because of money they allowed it to happen for so many yrs, at some age(18) the victim could have known and report why to endure for more yrs. They need to charge everyone, even the parents/guardian,". Another user named Linda Augustine wrote, "A lot of big-timers do this to lots of teenagers, but they give them money to shut their mouth; it's not only men doing this. There are women who do that with teenage boys, and they have top jobs. They know who they are,". A user named Colette Kase stated that she is proud that the girl finally spoke up, "I'm very proud that this young woman has finally been able to come forward after having been groomed and raped as a child. It's tragic but obvious from the comments here why most girls and women never feel safe enough to report,". "You all have family members, colleagues, and members of your community who have been raped or sexually assaulted, but you'll never know, and the rapist will keep on raping because of this victim-blaming culture," wrote Kase.