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THE BELIZE TIMES
PAUL JEX JR. SLAPPED WITH RAPE CHARGE Belize City, Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Paul Jex, 21, appeared before Magistrate Emmerita Anderson today and was read a charge of rape. Police have indicated that they have several more charges that they will level against Jex. Those charges, however, were not read today. The question of granting bail was the issue that was dealt with in today’s hearing. Court prosecutor Corporal Christopher Smith informed the court that he has received information from the Supreme Court that Jex, who was initially granted bail from that court on the charge of handling stolen goods, must apply for a new Supreme Court bail. With that being the situation, Magistrate Anderson remanded Jex to prison until his next court date on July 28. On Monday, Assistant Commissioner of Police and the Officer Commanding Eastern Division Rural, Edward Broaster told the media that the police received DNA samples results back from a lab in Miami and that the DNA results confirmed that Paul Jex Jr. was the one who raped a maid during the home invasion. Broaster also indicated that the police are awaiting another result from the lab that may tie another person to the rape. Broaster told the media that more charges will be levied on Paul Jex, and that these charges include theft, aggravated burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to commit rape. So far, 19 persons are facing var-
Paul Jex Jr. ious charges in connection with the home invasion. When they were initially arraigned in court on the charges, they were denied bail and had to obtain Supreme Court bail. Early police investigation of the home invasion had led police to charge both Jex and his father Paul Jex Sr. with handing stolen goods. Ladyville Police, however have gotten back a DNA lab report and as a consequence of that they charged Jex with the rape of the caretaker’s wife. Initially, when charges were being laid in connection with that incident, police had charged Tyrone Meighan with the assault of the maid. During the home invasion, the caretaker was severely beaten by the armed home invaders who stormed on to the property of Lebanese diplomat Sarkis Bou Nahra in Burrell Boom. Sarkis was out of the country when the incident occurred and had to cut his trip short to return home.
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THIS IS HOW THE UDP KEPT THE BULLET TREE VILLAGE CLINIC! Cayo District, June 29, 2016 If just 8 years of the UDP has been a disaster for the country, imagine what 12 years of UDP-rule has been for the community of Bullet Tree Village! On Monday, June 28th, the keys to the health clinic were officially handed over to the newlyelected PUP Village Council and what they discovered was devastating. These pictures show the extent of the disgusting state in which they kept the community’s clinic