By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 37-year-old Sandhill cook accused of having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old boy has been released on $10,000 High Court bail after spending about 10 days on remand.
Sherise Shelmadine Moralez was granted bail on September 3, 2026, following an application before High Court Justice Derick F. Sylvester.
Moralez, represented by attorney Orson “OJ” Elrington, was granted bail in the sum of $10,000 with two sureties of $5,000 each.
Her bail carries several conditions. Moralez must attend all court dates beginning with her next appearance in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on November 16, 2026. She is also prohibited from leaving Belize without permission from a High Court judge and must not interfere directly or indirectly with any prosecution witness, including the virtual complainant.
The High Court further ordered that if Moralez is arrested or charged with another offence while on bail, or otherwise breaches her bail conditions, she is to be brought before a High Court judge as soon as possible for consideration of whether her bail should be revoked.
Moralez was first arraigned on August 25 and charged with two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse. No plea was taken at that appearance because the charges are indictable, and the Chief Magistrate remanded her to the Belize Central Prison after declining to grant bail.
Police allege that on July 30, 2026, Moralez had sexual intercourse with the 15-year-old boy twice at her home, once in a bathroom and again in a bedroom.
According to police, the boy, accompanied by his mother, made a report at the Ladyville Police Station on August 6. Moralez was later detained and interviewed under caution in the presence of a Justice of the Peace, during which she denied the allegations. She was subsequently charged following the police investigation.
The allegations against Moralez have not been proven in court.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 37-year-old Sandhill cook accused of having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old boy has been released on $10,000 High Court bail after spending about 10 days on remand. Sherise Shelmadine Moralez was granted bail on September 3, 2026, following an application before High Court Justice Derick F. Sylvester. Moralez, represented
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