Police have arrested a 49-year-old man for allegedly sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl on an island in central Maldives.
Police said the abuse was reported to its Central Police Division (which includes Meemu, Faafu, and Dhaalu Atolls) on the 23rd of October.
It said that the alleged suspect is a local man who is in a position of trust with the abuse victim.
Police said that the man was arrested under a court order and that the case is currently under investigation.
In the past few months, Police have been prioritizing the crimes committed against minors and children with sexual crimes given special importance.
Police have also been working to protect the identity of victims of such heinous crimes and have withheld information about the victim’s island or atoll or where the crimes happened in multiple cases.
Investigations and court procedures against alleged child abusers have been fast-tracked on several occasions with police adamant on revealing the identities of the suspects.
