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Imam re-arrested as five more victims come forward

Jan 25, 2012 News

 

 

The Imam at the centre of a growing sexual molestation scandal was re-arrested yesterday after more boys came forward with allegations against him.
Kaieteur News understands that at least five more boys are claiming that they were molested by the Imam, who had worked at a Turkeyen masjid and at a private city school.
“Yes, he has been re-arrested and the investigation is ongoing,” a senior police official told Kaieteur News. It appears that police are attempting to question as many persons as possible before laying charges in the matter.
Earlier in the week, officials from the Child Protection Agency had revealed that two other boys had alleged that they were sexually molested by the Imam.
Medical examinations revealed that one of the boys was abused. Medical examinations on four other boys appear to confirm their stories.
A source at the Agency said that even if the parents are unwilling to cooperate, Child Protection officials will go ahead with tracking down other alleged victims and have them medically examined, in keeping with the Agency’s mandate to protect children.
The official questioned the delay in laying charges, while stating that nowhere in the new Sexual Offences Act does it state that the police have to send their file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Some of the lads who first implicated the Imam have been taken into protective custody.
The alleged culprit was arrested last week after rape allegations were leveled against him. There were reports that after the intervention of the DPP, the Imam was released on $150,000 station bail.
But DPP Shalimar Hack denied that she had interfered with the investigation, while noting that the police can institute charges without her advice.
The Central Islamic Organization has stated that the Imam has been sent on leave pending the outcome of the investigations.

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