Two Foreign Teachers Arrested in Maldives Over Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Police have arrested two foreign teachers in connection with two separate cases of child sexual abuse reported this month in a single island within the South Central Police region. According to a police statement, the first case was filed on October 17, involving a school teacher accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old and a 13-year-old girl. A 52-year-old foreign national was arrested on Friday under a court warrant and remanded for 30 days. The second case was filed on October 11, involving a teacher accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl. A 52-year-old foreign national was arrested on October 14 under a court warrant and remanded for 15 days. Police are continuing investigations into both cases.