THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) has been hit with another sodomy allegation although the Colwyn Harding “condomised baton rape” is still being probed.
The GPF said, yesterday, that investigations are being conducted into a report, received on January 28, 2014, that, at about 21:00 hrs on January 26, three policemen took a 16-year-old youth into the Police Mobile Outpost at Stabroek Market area and sodomised him.The police reported that the accused three ranks have been placed under close arrest as the investigations continue.
This time, the male teen alleged that he was sodomised by the trio while he was in detention at the Stabroek Market Police Outpost on Sunday night.
When contacted yesterday, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud confirmed that an allegation was made and is being investigated.
The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), which is tasked with such a probe, said it cannot comment since both officers in charge were out and suggested contact be made with those in authority today.

Took turns
The complaining youth claimed the incident occurred about 21:00 hrs and the three accused took turns but it was unclear why the alleged victim was being held.

It was reported that the teen had been released after a stint with the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) at Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast and was frequenting the usual hangout spots of commercial sex workers in the city.
He was said to be friendly with several ranks at the outpost prior to the allegation surfacing and had been taken for a medical examination, the result of which was not known.
In November 2013, while in custody for break and enter and larceny at Timehri Police Station, East Bank of Demerara, Harding alleged that he was brutally beaten and sodomised by a rank with a condom-covered baton.
He is now in Jamaica for further medical attention after being discharged from hospital following a surgical operation for a strangulated hernia.