Hoarafushi teacher arrested for sexually abusing student

Haveeru Daily, Jun 23, 2009, A teacher from the Haa Alifu atoll Hoarafushi School was arrested on charges of having a homosexual relationship with a male 14-year-old student. 

Officials from the Hoarafushi Island Office said that the Police had arrested the Mathematics teacher after the victim’s family had reported him to the Police. A reliable source from the island, who was in a position to know, told Haveeru that the underage boy had said the teacher molested him on four different occasions after bringing him to the teacher’s tuition centre. He further said that the boy had said that the teacher had shown him pornographic videos before molesting him. 

Officials from the Island Office said that the boy had spoken out about the events after a protest march against child abuse had been organized in the island by the residents a few days back. 

Police said that they were investigating the case. 

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