Yunan, Rihula pressed with multiple charges in sexual abuse case

The Prosecutor General’s Office has filed multiple charges against local actor Mohamed Yunan and his wife Fathimath Rihula, arrested for the sexual abuse of multiple children in their family.

Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Monday that they filed criminal charges against Yunan and Rihula with the Hulhumale’ Magistrate Court.

The case involves the sexual abuse of multiple children on multiple occasions spanning 2019 and 2020, said the Prosecutor General’s Office.

Yunan has been pressed with nine charges while Rihula has been pressed with five charges.

CHARGES AGAINST YUNAN:

• Two counts of exhibiting the commission of a sexual act to a child while in a position of trust under Article 12 (b) of Special Provisions Act to Deal with Child Sex Abuse Offenders, with reference to Article 12 (a) of the Act
• Two counts of causing a child to engage in a sexual activity while in a position of trust under Article 10 (b) of Special Provisions Act to Deal with Child Sex Abuse Offenders, with reference to Article 10 (a) of the Act
• Two counts of engaging in a sexual activity in the presence of a child while in a position of trust under Article 11 (b) of Special Provisions Act to Deal with Child Sex Abuse Offenders, with reference to Article 11 (a) of the Act
• One count of engaging in a sexual act with a child of a person’s family under Article 23 (b) of Special Provisions Act to Deal with Child Sex Abuse Offenders, with reference to Article 15 (a) and Article 23 (a) of the Act
• Two counts of possession of pornographic material under Article 622 (e) (ii) of the Penal Code with reference to Article 622 (a) (vii)

Yunan faces 110 to 133 years in prison if found guilty of all charges.

CHARGEG AGAINST RIHULA

• One count of engaging in a sexual act with a child while in a position of trust under Article 23 (b) of Special Provisions Act to Deal with Child Sex Abuse Offenders, with reference to Article 9 (a) and Article 23 (a) of the Act
• Two counts of engaging in a sexual activity in the presence of a child while in a position of trust under Article 11 (b) of Special Provisions Act to Deal with Child Sex Abuse Offenders, with reference to Article 11 (a) of the Act
• One count of possession of pornographic material under Article 622 (e) (ii) of the Penal Code with reference to Article 622 (a) (vii)
• One count of production of pornographic material under Article 622 (e) (ii) of the Penal Code with reference to Article 622 (a) (vii)

Rihula faces 50 to 61 years in prison if found guilty of all charges.

Yunan and Rihula were arrested on October 4, and have been ordered to jail pending the outcome of their trial.