NGO member arrested for child molestation

Rafik JALALDEEN

A member of an NGO was arrested in connection with a case of child molestation by Child Protection Authority (CPA) on Sunday in Kosgama, Authority’s OIC CI W.D.T. Wijesena said.

The alleged suspect aged 27 and resident of the Pugoda area was a frequent visitor to Kosgama and pretended to be a social worker.

“He was preparing to take several underage boys to Galle on the pretext of attending a seminar. Meanwhile, he also collected some funds from parents to open accounts in the name of their children but he never produced pass books to the parents,” CI Wijesena told the Daily News.

He said the suspect carried many forged identification papers to carry out his activities. “During the interrogation police recovered several forged IDs citing different designations,” he added.

The suspect was writing endearing letters to the children in order to attract their attention. “These letters were giving the impression they were meant to approach the children for sexual purpose. It also confirmed that there is no such seminar to be held in Galle,” CI Wijesena said.