BELMOPAN, Thurs. Feb. 5, 2015–Belmopan police are conducting an intense investigation to capture a pedophile who grabbed a little girl, 7, who was walking to a store, took her into some bushes and raped her, after robbing her of $5.

The child was taken to the Belmopan Hospital, where doctors had to perform surgery to repair the damage done to her sex organs.

The incident occurred in the Salvapan area of Belmopan, at about 6:00 Monday evening.

At press time tonight, however, the rapist has not been apprehended.

Reports are that the child’s mother sent her to a nearby store with five dollars to buy an exercise book. While on her way to the store, however, a man of dark complexion, whom the child does not know, grabbed her from behind and put his hand on her mouth and stole the five dollars from her. The attacker then pulled her off to an area hidden from view and raped her.

Afterwards, the rapist ran out of the area, and the child went home and told her mother what had happened.