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11 years jail for this evil crime? Only in Guyana


Kaieteur News – Every circumstance, every detail, every dimension of this violent rape warranted a life sentence. Instead, the monster got 11 years. Read the details of what this Guyanese man did to a Venezuelan woman.

First he raped her. Then, she got away by jumping through a glass window. He ran behind her brutally stabbing her several times. As she held on to the knife, he began to beat her with a tube filled with cement. Instead of being charged with rape and attempted murder, he was charged with rape and assault.

In court, he was found guilty. Thurston Semple, the accused showed absolutely no remorse while addressing the court. Semple will serve eight years because in Guyana, a year in prison term is nine months. Given all the circumstances in this case, eight years is completely unacceptable in the 21st century. Semple is on two more rape charges. Semple appears to be a serial rapist.

I journeyed to the High Court to interview the judge that assigned 45 years to a man who was accused of inserting his finger into the vagina of a so-called underage girl. Please see my column of Wednesday, September 23, 2015. I stated in that column that I also went to speak to the DPP. Her secretary did not allow me to speak to her. That September 23 article described what took place at the DPP’s office.

I don’t believe in any other country on Planet Earth, what Semple did to that woman would have resulted in such a low sentence. He was given 11 years for the rape and 4 years for the assault but the 4-year penalty had absolutely no importance because it was subsumed under the rape sentence.

Semple’s jail term should be appealed by the DPP and the Judicial Service Commission must intervene. Semple is an evil man. The victim asked for a life sentence. She is a Venezuelan who came to this country to make a living. She told the court, she engages in sex work to care for her three children. She also told the court that Semple did not use a condom and gave her a sexually transmitted disease. This is a man not fit to be in society but will be in society after eight years.

What about the Bar Association’s role in this situation? Let’s visit a statement made by attorney Ralph Ramkarran. Writing in his Stabroek News column about civil society entities in this country. Mr. Ramkarran wrote: “Civil society bodies can play a major role in improving Guyanese life, not only in areas of transparency and accountability but in other areas not having as much sex appeal.”

What does Mr. Ramkarran mean? He was referring to civil society groups that can identify crucial areas of life in Guyana that need attention and not concentrate on issues that bring publicity. Since his remark, Mr. Ramkarran told this nation that he got a “good cussing out” for his statement (see my column of Friday, May 13, 2022 titled, “I get some good cussing out”).

It is almost a week since that sentence was passed on Semple and there has been no civil society entity that has pronounced on this inexplicable decision. Is it because she is a Venezuelan refugee? Is it because she is a sex worker? Or is it because this particular case will not bring publicity to those who are always seeking it in civil society?

So what brings the limelight to those seeking publicity? Attacking the government brings fame. Lamenting lack of good governance catapults them into the nation’s eyes. Demanding that the government renegotiate the oil contract has sex appeal (to use Ramkarran’s term). Hitting the government on the shape of the Natural Resource Fund has sex appeal. Lambasting the parliamentarian for his dildo comment brings plenty publicity. And the story goes on about civil society in Guyana.

There are more than 200 independent nations in this world represented at the United Nations. Some are big, some are small, some are rich, some are poor but it is the contestation of this commentator that in no other country, what Semple did would have carried a jail term that would see him be freed after eight years. This is how Guyana deals with violent rape?

This poor soul that fled Venezuelan misery and expected a life of comfort in Guyana was brutally raped, brutally beaten by an unremorseful monster and this nation of Guyana that has its own quota of refugees in dozens of other countries has stood silent on what happened to this lady. Guyanese with a conscience must come to this woman’s rescue. Semple’s strange sentence must be denounced.

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Countries with the highest rape incidents

It is estimated that approximately 35% of women worldwide have experienced sexual harassment in their life

TBS Report -- 13 October, 2020, 02:35 pm -- Last modified: 08 April, 2021, 11:06 am -- Source -- TBS News -- https://www.tbsnews.net/world/...ape-incidents-144499

Rape is an unlawful sexual activity, typically committed forcibly or under threat of injury, against a person's will.

It is estimated that approximately 35% of women worldwide have experienced sexual harassment in their life, according to World Population Review data of "Rape Statistics by Country 2020."

Because many women who experience sexual violence seldom report or come forward about their incidences, exact rape numbers are challenging to report.

However, some national studies show that up to 70 percent of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to data of the United Nations.

Less than 40% of women who experience sexual violence seek help and less than 10% seek assistance from law enforcement, according to data available on rape in most of the countries.

Here are the 10 countries with the highest rape rates:

1. South Africa

South Africa has the highest rape rate in the world of 132.4. Some 66,196 incidents in per 100,000 people. According to a survey conducted by the South African Medical Research Council, approximately one in four men surveyed admitted to committing rape, according to World Population Review data.

2. Botswana

Botswana is the second with a rate of rape - 92.90 and 1,865 incidents in per 100,000 people.

3. Lesotho

Lesotho has 82.70 rape rate and around 1,777 incidents in per 100,000 people.

4. Swaziland

Swaziland recorded 849 incidents in per 100,000 people with 77.50 rape rate .

5. Bermuda

Bermuda is the fifth country with 67.30 rate of rape and 43 incidents in per 100,000 people.

6. Sweden

Sweden has 63.50 rape rate and around 5,960 incidents in per 100,000 people, according to World Population Review data.

7. Suriname

Suriname recorded 223 incidents in per 100,000 people with 45.20 rate of rape.

8. Costa Rica

Costa Rica has 36.70 rape rate and around 1,685 incidents in per 100,000 people.

9. Nicaragua

Nicaragua recorded 1,829 incidents in per 100,000 people with 31.60 rate of rape.

10. Grenada

Grenada with 30.60 rate of rape, has 32 incidents in per 100,000 people.

Here are some others countries with high rate of rape:

Bangladesh

Bangladesh has 11,682 incidents per 100,000 people among the total population with 9.82 rape rate. According to the local human rights organization Ain-o-Salish Kendra (ASK), between January and September 2020, at least 975 rape cases were reported in Bangladesh, including 208 gang-rapes.

India

The number of rape incidents in India in per 100,000 citizens is 22,172 as of 2020 with 1.80 rape rate. According to the local human rights org, according to World Population Review data. India recorded an average of 87 rape cases daily in 2019.

Pakistan

The NGO Sahil reported 3,832 cases of child abuse in 2018 which is an 11 percent increase from 2017 (3,445 cases).

China

A report conducted by the All-China Women's federation estimated that close to forty percent of Chinese women who are involved in a relationship or are married experience physical or sexual violence.

Japan

The number of rape incidents in per 100,000 citizens is 1,289 as of 2020, according to Nation Master's Crime > Rape rate: Countries Compared data.

USA

The United States has a rape rate of 27.3. As in many other countries with 84,767 reported rape incidents. According to World Population Review data, only 9% of rapists in the US get prosecuted, and only 3% of rapists will spend a day in prison, while 97% of rapists in the United States will walk free.

The self-reported incidence of rape or sexual assault doubled from 1.4 victimizations per 1,000 persons' age 12 or older in 2017 to 2.7 in 2018. Based on data from the survey, it is estimated that 734,630 people were raped (threatened, attempted, or completed) in the United States in 2018.

In the United States, 70% of rape is committed by someone the victims know. Women ages 16-19 are four times more likely to be victims of rape or sexual assault, and female college students ages 18-24 are three times more likely to experience sexual assault. Transgender people and those with disabilities are twice as likely to be victims of sexual assault or rape.

Russia

Russia has the rape rate of 3.40 with a number of 2,907 cases reported in 2021.

In 2019, approximately 32 thousand rape and attempted rape crimes were registered in Russia, marking a decrease in number compared to the previous year.

Disclaimer: Figures do not take into account rape incidents that go unreported to the police.

FM
@Former Member posted:

Rape cases vary yearly in every country.

There are no published information/documents indicating that Guyana is the rape capital of the world.

Try to google which shi# hole country is the rape capital..it will show up.

cain
@Former Member posted:

Rape cases vary yearly in every country.

@Mitwah posted:

D_G, you are indeed a profound professor showing great knowledge or insight on this subject of rape

And Mitwah ... you are the epitome of knowledge on rape, etc..

FM

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