Maldives facing widespread child prostitution, sexual abuse: clinical psychologist

Child prostitution in Laamu Atoll has become so “common” the underage victims of such crimes consider it “normal”, a private clinical psychologist has revealed to Minivan News. The practice, believed by multiple sources interviewed by Minivan News to be prevalent across the Maldives, ranges from male benefactors grooming children with ‘gifts’ to parents actively selling the sexual services of their children – some as young as 12. Acknowledgement of “systemic” child sexual abuse in the Maldives, particularly prostitution, remains highly taboo, with few government institutions willing to confront the problem. Minister of Gender, Family...

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Individual sentenced to 10 years in prison for forced sexual exploitation of minor

An individual has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the GDh. Atoll Thinadhoo Magistrate Court for the forced sexual exploitation of a female minor, 10 years of age. The individual in question is one, Ahmed Saeed [aged 51] of Nirolhu, GDh. Hoadehdhoo and was sentenced on the 11th of June 2013. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Thinadhoo Magistrate Court due to a case brought to Police attention on the 19th of May 2013 in which he had repeatedly sexually assaulted and exploited a minor. The statement released by the Magistrate Court stated that the sentencing was done based on Ahmed Saeed confessing to the crime...

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10-year prison sentence to pedophile

The magistrate court of Gaafu Dhaalu atoll Thinadhoo island has sentenced a 51-year-old man to 10 years in prison for the forced sexual molestation of a 10-year-old girl. Police said that Ahmed Saeed from Gaafu Dhaalu atoll Hoadehdhoo island was sentenced on June 11. His case was referred to police on May 19. The court passed the judgement based on Ahmed's confession. He was charged under the special regulations that dictate the sentencing of pedophiles. His case was sent for prosecution on May 30. via C...

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Sri Lankan to be prosecuted for homosexual child abuse

by Fathulla Yamin Police has sent for prosecution a case involving a 72-year-old Sri Lankan who exposed some under-aged Maldivian boys to pornography and sexually abused them. The case sent for prosecution on May 28 states that Kahadugoda Kankanamage Mohamed Gunadasa in December 2010 took the boys to an apartment, showed them pornographic videos and sexually molested them. Via C...

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