Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"A tourist reported to the police that she and other persons were socializing. They eventually went to a house or a hotel and they hung out there for a little while more thereafter she left the hotel along with an individual to go and drive and during that time the individual took her to a location where he had sexual intercourse with her against her will. Police have since investigated that matter and one individual was charged for the crime of rape against the tourist and he's expected to appear in court sometimes today."

Jules Vasquez
"These are interpersonal encounters and there is very little you can do but are police looking closely at this case because the two persons were hanging out for a long period of time and she said in the report that her brother had gone inside and then she continued circling with this individual. Is it clear at what point or under what circumstances he crossed the line of consent with this tourist?"

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"Well we do know we have tourists who come to our country and many of them tend to feel so comfortable and relaxed with us Belizeans because again we are a very friendly people. And our friendliness is captured by these tourists and so they trust us and it's a situation where the tourist may have placed her trust in this individual and he took advantage of her. If a woman says no then it is no and a man must respect that. I was not there with them, I don't see any reason why the tourist would lie about him. Certainly, he did something she did not consent to and so she reported it to the police."

Oscar Noe Nal was charged yesterday for rape.