The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that one of its senior officers at the centre of sexual harassment allegations rocking the military, is being recalled from training overseas.
The JDF, in a statement, says this action will enable further investigation and the appropriate disciplinary proceedings to commence.
This is the second statement from the JDF since information emerged yesterday of a sexual harassment scandal at the JDF.
The allegations that emerged suggests some 16 cases of sexual harassment involving the senior officer.
Allegations are that several complainants have made reports about rape and other sexual offences.
The JDF, on Tuesday, said that throughout this process, it remains keen on protecting the complainants’ confidentiality to reduce any opportunity for victimization or legal mismanagement of the investigation.
For her part, Chief of Defence Staff of the JDF Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman said “since taking office in January 2022, I’ve been strident in my stance against any act of Sexual Harassment involving any service member within the JDF, regardless of their gender.”
She says the situation involving multiple reports against the accused is an indication that service members recognise that the JDF is serious about any breach against the Sexual Harassment (Prevention) Policy (whether verbal, nonverbal, physical, written, visual or graphic) which was crafted during my tenure as Force Executive Officer (FXO) in 2018.
Against that background, Wemyss Gorman is encouraging any service member or civilian that has information with regards to this investigation or any other breach of the Sexual Harassment Policy or any other policy to come forward and make a formal report.
