Male Police Office Charged with “Unnatural Crime” Against Male Minor

Police officer Marcus Che is tonight sitting in a jail cell at the Belize Central Prison after he was arraigned on a single charge of “unnatural crime.” He is accused of raping a fifteen-year-old boy on Sunday, April 14.

The official police report states that “On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at about 9:30 a.m., a 15-year-old, (male) Belizean student of Punta Gorda Town reported to police in the presence of his mother that on Sunday, April 14, 2024, sometimes around 2:45 a.m., a 29-year-old, Belizean Police Officer had sexual relations with him.”

PC Marcus Che was arraigned today at the Punta Gorda Magistrate Court and was read a single charge of unnatural crime. Due to the nature of the crime, no plea was taken from him, and he was remanded until June 11, 2024, for disclosure.