Alleged sex offence on boy
by Jayampathy JAYASINGHE
Police are looking for a German national who is alleged to have
committed a sexual offence on a 12 year old boy at a guest house in
Kirinda, Tissamaharama a fortnight ago, Police Media Spokesman SSP I.M.
Karunaratne told the Sunday Observer.
The spokesman said the victim has logged a complaint at the
Tissamaharama police station regarding the sexual assault on him last
Wednesday. The matter is being investigated by the Police.
The victim, in his complaint to the police, had said a 36-year-old
man from the area had taken him in to a room of the guest house where
the foreigner was residing.
The foreigner had committed the offence in this room, the boy had
told the police.
Meanwhile, the Police are investigating whether the suspect has left
the country. The owner of the guest house has been taken into custody by
the Tissamaharama police.
The boy has been warded at the Tissamaharama Hospital for a medical
examination. The Tissamaharama police are conducting further inquiries
into the matter.
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