Holly,

Thank you for responsibly reporting this information on behalf of Captain Morgan's. I have hesitated to comment on this article, although I did read it several weeks ago.

At this time, I'd like to offer just a general opinion about the slant of the article, as I cannot speak to the validity of the content and would not ever attempt to discount the brutality of the crime if it did infact occur.

I felt that Cosmopolitan magazine resorted to sensationalism and slander in an effort to exploit the resort's association with the successful show "Temptation Island". This article was definitely not about informative journalism; seldom do you see a piece that names names and makes such blatent references without any verifiable substance.

If the article was going to be written about Ambergris Caye, it should have taken a more objective view. If the journalist was seeking to do a general piece on safety in third world travel, then mention could have been made to this incident in a much more responsible matter.

Like I said, I appreciate Holly's contribution regarding facts surrounding this incident. As far as Cosmo's "exclusive interview" with the assault victim, I think they did their readers a terrible injustice by publishing crass sensationalism, rather than researched, documented, verified, objective reporting.

I think I just may go write Cosmo a letter now.....