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Today, the public reaction to this case caused an ugly backlash.

It started when PlusTV"s Luis Wade made a post referring to what he called the entitled sons of UDP Ministers. It's consistent with Wade's plain spoken posts and qualifies as fair political comment.

But it elicited an ugly reaction from Minister Edmond Castro's son, Jumoke Castro.

He threatened Luis Wade's wife Shasta with a gang rape led by some sons of UDP's. Shasta Wade is PlusTV's manager and news director.

We make an editorial statement in saying that his comment is pathetic, but it also crosses a dangerously thin line threatening sexual violence on a woman, and a journalist. We condemn this statement as utterly reprehensible. It is the most sinister form.of cyber bullying and leading personalities in the UDP should speak out against it. We stand unreservedly with Luis Wade for expressing his opinion and with Shasta Wade for being a blameless target of such hideous threats. 

3 hours ago, she took to Facebook to make a rare post in response. She said, quote, "I am generally not a FB posting kinda person but every once in a while I make an exception. This is one of those instances. Being in the line of work that my husband and I are involved in, threats are not unheard of. We have endured many quietly and publicly we have fought trumped up charges in court from one Minister's son already; and won. I have listened to libelous and slanderous statements by UDP morning show hosts against my family and my children. I understand. It comes with the territory. However, I think this is the first time I have been threatened with gang rape by a Minister's son and I refuse to believe that this can be justified away by another entitled brat's Cabinet Daddy!" End quote.