By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 33-year-old Belize City construction worker accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl during a family swimming trip has been released on bail after spending nearly four months on remand at the Belize Central Prison.
Shain Young, a resident of May Flower Street, appeared before a magistrate in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, October 7, where he was granted bail of $6,000, with two sureties of $3,000 each, subject to conditions imposed by the court.
Young met bail later that afternoon and is scheduled to return to court on October 30, 2026.
He was initially arraigned on June 9, 2026, on a single charge of assault of a child by penetration. No plea was taken at the time, and he was remanded after the prosecution strongly objected to bail.
The charge stems from an alleged incident on May 31, 2026, when Young accompanied several family members, including the 12-year-old complainant, on a swimming trip to a pond in the Blackberry Ridge Estate area.
According to police reports, the child alleged that Young, who was known to her family, inappropriately touched and sexually assaulted her while they were in the water.
During his initial arraignment before Senior Magistrate Mannon Dennison, prosecutor Sergeant Christopher Smith objected to bail, citing the seriousness of the allegation and concerns about possible interference with the complainant, given Young’s familiarity with the family.
Those objections were upheld, resulting in Young’s remand to prison until his release on bail this week.
The criminal proceedings against Young remain ongoing, and he has not been convicted of the alleged offence.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 33-year-old Belize City construction worker accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl during a family swimming trip has been released on bail after spending nearly four months on remand at the Belize Central Prison. Shain Young, a resident of May Flower Street, appeared before a magistrate in the Belize
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