Expatriate arrested for molesting a mentally disabled minor

Police have arrested an expatriate working as a cook in Laamu Atoll Gan, who allegedly molested a 16 year-old mentally disabled boy on the island.

A news website based in Laamu Atoll, ‘laamuatoll’ reported that the Laamu Atoll Police station had confirmed the incident occurred but refused to comment further.

The site reported that the paper understood that the expatriate had offered an amount of money to the child.