A teacher from a school in the Greater Male' area has been suspended in relation to a child sexual abuse case.
A teacher from a school in the Greater Male' area has been suspended in relation to a child sexual abuse case.
It has been reported that the teacher in question teaches Islam.
Police said that they had received reports on February 14 of a teacher inflicting sexual abuse on a student multiple times over a period of days.
Police said that no arrests have been made in the case to date, with the matter being under further investigation.
Mihaaru News reports that they have learned that there is also a familial relationship between the student and the teacher, with the sexual abuse having been inflicted while at home.