Two underage girls sexually abused by grade 05 Scholarship teacher

August 28, 2020 at 1:31 PM

A teacher attached to a school in Morawaka was arrested yesterday (27) on charges of sexually abusing two underage girls from the same school.

The man is said to have sexually abused the two grade 05 students during school hours.

The Police said the teacher has been identified as a 52-year-old resident of Kosnilgoda in Morawaka who was in charge of tutoring grade 05 scholarship examination students at the school.

The suspect had sexually abused the children on two previous occasions during school hours and as they were unable to tolerate it they had informed their respective parents in this regard.

The man was arrested based on a complaint filed by the parents and was remanded till Monday (31) after being produced before the Morawaka Magistrate’s Court.

The two underage children have been admitted to the Morawaka Government Hospital for a medical examination.

The Morawaka Police is conducting further investigations into the incident. (Newswire)