HC upholds 18-year sentence in child abuse case

2 days ago

The High Court has upheld the 18-year jail sentence issued to a man convicted of sexually assaulting his wife’s younger sibling. The case dates back 13 years, to 2013, when the Maldivian man sexually abused his wife’s eight-year-old sibling. The prosecution charged him with child sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust, and the lower court ruled last