Maamendhoo man arrested for sexual assault
A man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman from Maamendhoo island in Gaaf Alif atoll was arrested Friday night.
06 May 2018, 9:00 AM
A man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman from the Maamendhoo island in Gaaf Alif atoll was arrested Friday night.
The suspect was taken into custody with an arrest warrant shortly after the incident was reported, a police spokesman told Raajje TV. Police said that contrary to media reports the victim was not raped.
According to the island council president, the 18-year-old woman was forced into a dark alley and groped while she was on her way home from a shop. She required treatment and counselling at the Gaaf Alif atoll hospital.
Some 417 cases of sexual assault were reported to police last year.
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