Philipsburg: --- Police has so far confirmed they have an arrest warrant for a Guyanese national identified as C.S. who is accused of raping a young woman on the morning of January 10 2009. C.S presumably is wanted in Suriname and Guyana. He is known for using several alias names. He was arrested on Monday evening and was later released when his sister produced a valid ticket for his departure on January 17. However, even though police had a warrant for the man he was released without being questioned on the rape charges.
Police Spokesman Johan "Janchi" Leonard said the man was arrested on Monday evening during an immigration control by the Operation Trust 2 and while there is a warrant out for the man's arrest that information was not adequately distributed within the Police Force. He said the officer in the immigration department was not aware that the suspect is wanted for such a crime.
SMN News broke the story in our yesterday's edition since this is not the first person who is wanted on St. Maarten but manages to escape the long arms of the law.
This media house was reliably informed that the wanted man was re-arrested on Tuesday and he is now in police custody. Leonard said the suspect was spotted in Philipsburg during the midday hours yesterday and he was re-arrested. The senior police spokesman said that the man's release was a case of miscommunication.
The victim in this case made contact with this media house and said she is being harassed with threats from several of the rapist relatives. "The sister of the suspect who is well known on St. Maarten has been calling my sick mother and told her she has her police friends on St. Maarten who is looking for me."
The victim said she has been residing on St. Maarten illegally and the family of this young man believes she has no rights and she should accept whatever is done to her. She further stated that her mother ended up in the hospital after she heard what happened to her to on St. Maarten. "The young man has two brothers have been calling me all day yesterday threatening me saying if their brother go down then I would know what would happen to me", the victim told this reporter.
Late last year a Jamaican national and former employee of the Sheriff Security managed to escape from police custody it is said an officer was being careless which caused the wanted man who is considered to be armed and dangerous to escape.
