Monrovia-Following his arrest a week ago, investigators at the Women and Children Protection Section (WACPS) of the Liberia National Police (LNP) have formally charged a JFK employee, Emmett Rogers, with rape.
A dietician at the country’s largest hospital, Rogers was picked up on June 12, 2016 and turned over to the police after he was accused to have sexually assaulted a female patient at the hospital which sparked public outcries.
Police on Monday forwarded defendant Rogers, 39, to the Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice where he was duly charged with the alleged commission of the crime of rape in violation Section 14.70 of the 2005 rape law and later reprimanded at the Monrovia Central Prison (MCP) pending prosecution.
Police say defendant Rogers was arrested and charged based on an allegation levied against him by complainant Abraham Kromah on behalf of the authority of the John F. Kennedy Hospital.
The complainant claimed that on Friday, June 10, 2016 at about 9:00 pm, one of the nurses on duty reported to the security on shift that the defendant allegedly carried out an inappropriate act against the victim, 26, who was admitted to the medical and surgical wards on the 3rd floor room 303 bed 8.
Police say during interview with defendant Rogers, he claimed that on Friday, June 10, he had gone to work at the hospital and went to the Medical Surgical Department ward located on the 3rd Floor where he had routinely gone to take possession of all dirty dishes.
He indicated that he also went to the ward to take census when one of the nurses who control room 303, 301 and 302 told him about a patient with special needs.
Defendant Rogers said further during an interview that while going, the victim called him using sign language. He said she gave him LD$80 and spoke via signs that she wanted soft drink. He said he bought the soft drink and took it to her and while leaving the room, another patient began screaming and calling on the nurse who advised him not to go in the room again as the two of them left together.
He denied having sexual intercourse with the victim.
According to the police, its investigation established that defendant Rogers had interaction with the victim on that fateful date and time when the allegation of rape was reported by the nurse while the victim persistently complained of being raped by defendant Rogers.
“Medical reports submitted to the police by the victim’s father on June 15, 2016, which was provided by the Hope for Women International Clinic located on the A.B. Tolbert Road, stated that hymen not seen, heal wound tear heal and evidence of heal trauma in victim” private part” stated the police investigative report.
The medical examination report from the hospital obtained by FrontPageAfrica a week ago, indicates that the victim was sexually abused due to wounds and tears at the entry of the vagina.
Stated the medical report: “Healed scars of 3: and 9: o clock frenulum scars but healed. According to a medical personal, the 3:00 & 9:00, means, the scars run vertically on both sides of the vagina as the 3 and the 9 on a clock. Healed wounds and a tear at the entry but healed. Evidence of healed trauma in the vagina”.
Kennedy L. Yangian [email protected]