2 foreign teachers arrested over sexual abuse of students
The Maldives Police Service said on Sunday that two complaints involving separate schoolteachers on the same island were reported earlier this month.
Police have arrested two foreign teachers suspected of sexually abusing three schoolgirls in separate incidents on an island within the South Central Police Division.
The Maldives Police Service said on Sunday that two complaints involving separate schoolteachers on the same island were reported earlier this month.
The first case, reported on 11 October, involved allegations that a schoolteacher had sexually abused a 16-year-old girl.
Police arrested a 52-year-old foreign man in connection with the complaint on 14 October. He was subsequently remanded in custody for 15 days under a court order.
The second case was reported on 17 October and involved allegations that another schoolteacher had sexually abused two girls aged 12 and 13.
A 52-year-old foreign man was arrested in connection with the second complaint on 23 October. The court ordered him to be remanded in custody for 30 days.
Police confirmed that both suspects are foreign nationals employed as schoolteachers.
The authorities have not disclosed the nationality of either suspect or identified the island where the alleged incidents occurred.
Police said investigations into both cases were continuing.
