82-year old pastor accused of child abuse arrested

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By: Isuru Parakrama

Colombo (LNW): Police have arrested a pastor accused of sexually abusing four minors in an orphanage in Irupalai, Kopai area.

The suspect, 82, is reportedly the pastor in charge of the orphanage and is a resident of Mount Lavinia.

Three runaways from the orphanage was taken into Police custody recently, and a probe into the children’s home in question via the girls’ testimonies revealed the pastors actions.

The Mount Lavinia Police seized the suspect in Mount Lavinia area after obtaining a court order to make an arrest, and the pastor was produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate Court, later to be released on two sureties of Rs. 01 million each, with an overseas travel ban.

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