‘Spiritual healer’ charged after alleged assault on teen

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Rasbert TurnerJournalist at Jamaica Star

October 12, 2026

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‘Spiritual healer’ charged after alleged assault on teen

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A self-proclaimed spiritual healer who allegedly promised to rid a 14-year-old girl of a spiritual spell but instead sexually assaulted her during a ritual has been charged, while the child’s grandmother is also facing a charge.

The 31-year-old St Catherine man has been charged with rape, sexual touching and practising obeah.

The girl’s grandmother has been charged with consulting a person practising obeah.

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