WARNING: This story contains graphic details of child sexual abuse.
A 13-year-old girl had to be brought to St Mary’s Medical Centre in West Palm Beach, Florida after suffering from abdominal pain, which was a result of the girl being raped multiple times by 41-year-old Jean Evenel Innocent.
During a sworn statement with the child VICTIM, she disclosed the DEFENDANT has had sexual intercourse with her approximately four times since she had abdominal surgery in July 2020. The VICTIM was able to describe penile vaginal sexual abuse over the summer of 2022. The second sexual abuse was in November 2022. The VICTIM stated [redacted] was at work when the DEFENDANT entered her bedroom and told her "Give me 10-minutes." The DEFENDANT pulled down her bottoms exposing her bare body and he pulled down his pants. The DEFENDANT climbed on top of her and inserted his "PP inside of her PP." The VICTIM said "no" and was refusing and crying. The VICTIM stated that he stopped and said “never mind” because she was crying. He then left the room. The VICTIM described it to “feel weird.” She also said it hurt.
During a one-party consent-controlled call from the VICTIM to the DEFENDANT, the VICTIM told the DEFENDANT she had been throwing up and the hospital was going to give her a Pregnancy Test. The DEFENDANT told her to say no and began making up a story to tell about a relationship with a boy named "Semen." He told the VICTIM if she tells he will go to jail. The DEFENDANT told the VICTIM she was not pregnant because her period was not due for another week. The VICTIM asked, "did you do it inside of me?" The DEFENDANT replied "Yes, I think I do it.” He continued to explain that he believes his pre-ejaculation could have caused her to become pregnant.
Jean Evenel Innocent was arrested by the West Palm Beach Police Department on 19 December. Innocent told detectives that he raped the 13-year-old girl because of “voodoo”. He also claimed that he only had sexual intercourse with her twice, the first time “only for a few seconds”, and during the second time, Innocent told the girl before raping her, “This is the last time I’m going to ask.”
“He said that (the girl) had tears coming from her eyes and she said OK,” Tatum wrote. “He then climbed on top of her and had (sexual) intercourse.”
Innocent now faces several felonious charges, including two counts of sexual battery with a child, one count of incest, and one count of impregnation of a child. (The relation between the rapist and the 13-year-old girl is not known as of this writing, other than the fact that they are related.) He is currently being held without bond at the Palm Beach County Jail.