Teen allegedly raped by ruling party lawmaker’s relative
The 18-year-old said she was raped in the capital on Wednesday night and that she had reported the incident to the police.
05 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
A teenager who was allegedly raped by a relative of a senior ruling party lawmaker was offered hush money by her attacker, who claimed he had assaulted other young women.
The 18-year-old told the Maldives Independent she was raped in the capital on Wednesday night and that she had reported the incident in detail to the police.
“He said he’ll give me MVR16,000 (US$1,034) to shut up,” she said, describing how he pinned her down and attacked her despite kicking, crying and pleading for him to stop.
“He said, ‘It’s OK if you report this to the police nothing will happen to me,’” the young woman added.
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