Police Officer Charged with Rape of a Child 

Police have arrested and charged 34-year-old police officer Anival Carillo with 4 counts of rape of a child. A 14-year-old female minor and her mother from the Corozal District reported to police on Friday, August 16, that a police officer had sexual relations with her several times between 2022 and 2023. Carillo was charged and arraigned in magistrate court, where no plea was taken. He was remanded to the Belize Central Prison. He is to reappear in court on November 26th 2024.