Gender investigating case of child forcefully abused inside shop

Gender Ministry has opened an investigation regarding a case where a child was sexually abused in an island in the central region of Maldives.

A Gender Ministry official confirmed to the “Sun” that such a case was under investigation. Sources have stated that the child was abused forcefully by a man inside a shop on the island. The child was lured to the shop by the man for data entry work. The man had reportedly switched off the cameras and told another worker in the shop to leave before he forcefully abused the child.

The man had also allegedly threatened the family of the child against reporting the case to the authorities and had accused the child of stealing from the shop in an attempt to keep her quiet.

No word from Police is available on the matter yet.