President of the Guyana Women Miners’ Organisation (GWMO) Simona Broomes has made a formal complaint to the Guyana Police Force about the assault she suffered at the hands of a shop owner at Puruni where she went to rescue four teens who were allegedly being held against their will.Simona BroomesMs. Broomes yesterday told this publication that she is now awaiting word from the police about the action that will be taken against the shop owner and his wife who were allegedly holding the girls, all underage, and having them engage in sexual practices.Head of the Child Protection Agency, Ann Green, when contacted yesterday said the teens are still in her agency’s care and they are still being interviewed to see what their immediate needs are. However,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, she was not able to say what the status of the police investigation was as it relates to the arrest of the persons against whom the allegations were made. She however noted that the Ministry’s Counter Trafficking Unit is conducting investigations as well and once the facts support the allegations, then charges are likely to be laid.Members of the GWMO rescued the four teenagers from alleged sexual slavery from a shop at Tiger Creek, Puruni in Region Seven. In the process,Sale NFL Jerseys, the group had an altercation with the owner of the shop from where they were rescued on Sunday last.The girls, aged 14, 15, 17,Wholesale Jerseys China, and 18 years old were reportedly being held in a shop,Cheap Jerseys From China, popularly called ‘Kaimoo’ by porkknockers.According to Simona Broomes, the crying teens, after being rescued, spent Sunday night on a bench in the Bartica Police Station. The police there had refused to provide security at the private residence where the GWMO wanted to keep the girls.According to Broomes, a representative of the Human Services Ministry in Bartica was unable to provide any assistance immediately to the young girls. Broomes initially told this publication that rescuing the girls was not an easy task and members of the GWMO had to put up a fight.Without police security,cheap nfl jerseys china, they had to depend on their lone personal security to help fight off the perpetrators who followed them to Itaballi.Broomes said that she was shocked to see that the Mines Officer in the area and the perpetrators are friends. She said that at the Mines Officer’s dwelling place, a physical altercation occurred.She said that she was assaulted and was forced to defend herself. The Mines Officer said nothing until she retaliated.He has since been suspended.