A 29-year-old serving Belize Police Constable, Dexter Diego, has been taken into custody to await sentencing after entering guilty pleas to four separate charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with an underage victim. Court documents confirm the victim was just 13 years old when the first abuse occurred, and had turned 14 by the time the three subsequent offenses were committed. Diego’s guilty plea was formally submitted before High Court Justice Nigel Pilgrim on a Monday, with the entire hearing concluding in under an hour, and the defendant represented by defense attorney Hurl Hamilton. Per the agreed statement of facts presented to the court, Diego was a trusted family friend of the victim. He first formed a connection with the minor in 2022, and over roughly 10 months, the pair developed a hidden relationship that the victim’s mother had no knowledge of. All of the offenses took place while Diego was actively employed in his role as a police constable, a position that put him in a position of public trust. The first abusive incident occurred sometime between December 31, 2022 and February 1, 2023, when the victim was working as a babysitter for family members. The next two offenses followed between February and March 2023, while the fourth and final charge dates back to March 2026, when the offense was committed while Diego was wearing his official police uniform. Justice Pilgrim has opted to defer the sentencing hearing until September 8, 2026, and has ordered three key pre-sentencing reports to inform his ruling: a full Prison Report to assess correctional placement considerations, a Social Inquiry Report to contextualize the offense and the defendant’s background, and a Victim Impact Statement to document the harm inflicted on the underage victim.