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ByBrentonA media report of a Venezuelan female being allegedly raped by a member of the Coast Guard is being investigated, but so far inquiries at the Chaguaramas Heliport where she has been detained reveal no evidence of such, said officials of the Ministry of National Security at a briefing on Sunday.”No sexual exploitation was disclosed…
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