Man given 15-year sentence for 12 years of sexual child abuse

An unnamed individual from Laamu atoll was sentenced by the High Court, to 15 years in prison, after being found guilty of sexually abusing a child over the span of 12 years.

The person was convicted of sexually abusing their niece on multiple occasions between 2009 and October of 2021. A magistrate court previously acquitted the individual of sexually assaulting a child while being in a trusted position, prompting the case to be appealed at the High Court.