Man sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for sexual abuse of child

Noonu Kudafari Magistrate Court has sentenced a man to 15 years imprisonment after he was convicted to have had sexually abused a child with whom he had a relationship of trust and confidence. 

The convicted man is Moosa Didi, 45, from Vaadhoo, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. 

The incident in question occurred last year, on the 24th of March. The sentence was pronounced last Thursday. 

Moosa Didi was sentenced under Section 9(a) and 9(b) of the Act on Special Measures against Sexual Abuse of Children. 

According to the section, any person in a relationship of trust and confidence with a child sexually abuses the child, the person would be sentenced to a prison term between 15 and 18 years. 

Via Sun.mv

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