Jamaica Rape Cases
In Rape Cases what are the penalties against the criminal for rape or sexual assault? What kind of sentence is given for Sexual Assault in Jamaica?
Does the victim have any form of redress, counseling, or compensation after the successful prosecution of the perpetrator in Jamaica?
The rapes of two US women at a Jamaican resort highlight a pervasive problem on the island getaway: Sexual assaults. The U.S. State Department has repeatedly warned tourists about Jamaica, where an estimated one American is raped each month. According to multiple victims interviewed by the Detroit Free Press in addition to lawyers, lawsuits and hundreds of State Department and U.S. Embassy records, Jamaica has a sexual-assault problem that it is not confronting. And the tourism industry is well aware of the problem. Source 4g.