An individual has been taken into custody in Gaaf Dhaal Atoll Hoadehdhoo Island for sexually exploiting and assaulting a 16 year old female minor.
Police reported that the individual, who was arrested on May 1, was a 24 year old male. He was taken in regarding a case first filed in 2013, which stated that he had sexually exploited the victim and assaulted her with a sharp object.
The individual has been remanded in custody for a period of 15 days from May 2 under the orders of the Thinadhoo Magistrate Court for investigation.
