A 52-year-old Special Reserve Police officer has been charged with several counts of sexual offences against a minor.
PC Kenneth Hazel—last attached to the Eastern Division’s Community Oriented Policing Section—was granted bail with surety in the sum of $185,000, when he appeared before Master of the High Court, Master Shabiki Cazabon, on Monday 22 July 2024. Hazel was charged with one count of sexual touching and five counts of sexual penetration.
He was granted bail with the following conditions: he relocates to the Toco district immediately; he must have no contact with the victim either directly or indirectly; and he must stay at least 50 feet away from the victim.
A Status Hearing is scheduled for May 15, 2025, while the Sufficiency Hearing is carded for June 19, 2025.
Reports indicate that during the period May-July 2022, the accused allegedly sexually touched the victim. It also is alleged that on five occasions during the period January 2 and July 4, 2024, the accused had sex with the victim.
The matter was reported to the police two weeks ago on July 11, 2024, and a male suspect was arrested on July 15.
Hazel was charged with the offences last week, on July 19, 2024, by Cpl Hazzard, of the Eastern Division Child Protection Unit.
Investigations were supervised by Special Victims Department (SVD) Inspectors Ramkaran and Hosein.