Court sentences 16 year old girl to 100 lashes for having sex with 29 year-old
03 Sep 2012, 5:35 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
A 16 year-old girl has been sentenced to 100 lashes and eight months house arrest by Hulhudhufaaru Magistrate Court in Raa Atoll, for fornication.
The court also sentenced a 29 year-old man to 10 years imprisonment, after the court found him guilty of having sex with the girl.
As she is a legally a minor, the court stated that the girl’s sentence would be implemented when she turned 18.
An official from the told the local media that the man travelled to the island after the girl invited him. The the girl’s family noticed that she was not at home and went looking for her, the official said.
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