International school head booked for sex chat with boy

The headmaster of an international school in north Bangalore has been booked for sending obscene messages to one of his students.

The Kodigehalli police picked up Paul Meekin, a British national, from his residence in Sahakara Nagar on Friday, following a complaint that he had harassed a 14-year-old schoolboy with sleazy comments and messages.

Police said the headmaster had email and Facebook contact with the student. According to the complaint, he used offensive language while chatting with his student on Facebook. Meekin allegedly also spoke about sex to the student. The scared boy initially kept the matter to himself, but finally mustered the courage to inform his parents, the complaint said.

After the parents filed a complaint, an FIR was registered against Meekin. He was charged under the provisions of Section 23 of the Juvenile Justice Act and Section 67 of the IT Act 2008.

On Friday, the police produced Meekin in the court of the first Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, which remanded him to judicial custody and sent him to the Parappana Agrahara central prison.

He was granted bail on Saturday. While investigations are still on, the school management has dismissed Meekin.