News In Brief

51-year-old sentenced to ten years for child sex abuse

30 Jan 2014, 3:51 PM

Minivan News

Ungoofaaru Magistrate Court in Raa Atoll has sentenced a 51-year-old man to 10 years after the court found him guilty of sexually abusing a boy multiple times.

The police have issued a statement today following the sentence, identifying the man as Moosa Mohamed Manik, 51, of Bahaaree Gulshan House in Maduvvari Island, Raa Atoll.

According to the statement, he was found guilty of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy.

The police said that Ungoofaaru Magistrate Court sentenced him under the special provisions on perpetrators of child sex abuse.

Share the story

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter

We'll guide you through what's happening and why it matters