FOLLOWING a letter to Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud by Human Services Minister Jennifer Webster for a speedy investigation into the allegations of rape of a schoolgirl on the East Coast of Demerara by the son of a senior public official, the police indicated that the investigations have been completed.And yesterday the police said the file was sent to Director of Public Prosecutions and they are awaiting advice on how to proceed.

According to the police, in a press release, the file was sent to the DPP Chambers yesterday in keeping with the Sexual Offences Act.
Meanwhile, repeated efforts by this publication to confirm if the suspect in the rape case has given a statement to the police or if any efforts have been made to prevent him from fleeing the country have been unsuccessful.
On Monday Minister Webster wrote to the Top Cop expressing her disgust over reports that a female police officer was trying to pervert the course of justice by arranging a settlement in the rape case investigations, which would have seen her pocketing $300,000.
The police had reported that the matter was being investigated by the Police Office for Professional Responsibility.
In her letter, Minister Webster made mention of the Sexual Offences Act and what it says with respect to the investigation into the rape of children under 16-years-old. It is a criminal offence for a police officer who is tasked with investigating instances of rape to attempt or provide the conditions for settlement to be arrived at between the accused and the victim or persons associated with them.
BEST CEMETERY RAPE
Meanwhile, the man who was accused of brutally raping a teenager on a tomb at the Best Cemetery, West Coast Demerara, on Friday night, is still in police custody as the investigations into the matter continue.
This publication was informed that the young lady who is now home with her relatives is said to be very traumatised in the aftermath of the ordeal which saw her being raped and assaulted at knifepoint. (Leroy Smith)