A lawyer from Chilaw has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for allegedly sending sexually harassing text messages to a female High Court judge via Facebook Messenger.
According to the Police, the suspect lawyer has sent messages through Messenger that were deemed uncomfortable for the High Court judge.
The 62-year-old lawyer was arrested yesterday (21 May) on the instructions of the Attorney General, after which he was due to be produced in court.
Providing details on the incident, Police Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manatunga said the lawyer had sent various types of messages to the High Court Judge through social media.
He further said that following the High Court Judge’s complaint, an investigation was initiated by recording the suspect’s statements.
“We sent the investigation file to the Attorney General, who instructed us to take further action against the suspect under Section 345 of the Penal Code, on charges of Sexual Harassment. The suspect was arrested based on this,” the Police Spokesman said. (Newswire)