10 men arrested on charges of forcing children into prostitution
Ten men have been arrested in Fuvahmulah on suspicion of drugging, blackmailing, and forcing children into prostitution. The underaged girls were reportedly tricked into using drugs, filmed naked, and blackmailed.
11 Jul 2015, 6:28 PM
Minivan News
Ten men have been arrested in Fuvahmulah on suspicion of drugging, blackmailing, and forcing children into prostitution.
The ten suspects were taken into custody with arrest warrants between 4:00pm and 2:00am yesterday, the police said.
The Fuvahmulah magistrate court has since ordered the suspects to be held in remand detention for 15 days. The suspects included three men aged 22, two men aged 21 and a 55-year-old, 50-year-old, 41-year-old and 32-year-old.
A special investigation team from the family and child protection department together with the Fuvahmulah police station are investigating the case in the southern atoll.
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