Record high convictions of child sex offenders in Ugoofaaru court
12 Apr 2012, 3:17 PM
Hawwa Lubna
The magistrate court on the Ungoofaaru island of Raa atoll has sentenced a man to 15 years imprisonment for sexually abusing his step daughter.
He was also found guilty of possession of pornographic images and sentenced to additional four months in jail.
The man was arrested from Maduvaree island and charged under the Use of Special Procedures in Dealing with Child Abusers Act which stipulates strict punishments for persons found guilty of sexually abusing children.
Ungoofaru magistrate court has a notable record in convicting child sex offenders from Raa Atoll, which has a population of nearly 20,000 on 16 different inhabited islands.
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