The MIDC police on Tuesday arrested a French national, who is also a trustee of an international school in Andheri, on charges of alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old girl around five months ago. The arrest was made following the intervention of Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR). The accused has been identified as Brillant Patrick Morris.
The MIDC police on Tuesday arrested a French national, who is also a trustee of an international school in Andheri, on charges of alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old girl around five months ago. The arrest was made following the intervention of Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR). The accused has been identified as Brillant Patrick Morris.
According to the police, on May 18, MIDC police had booked Morris and a female teacher under sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012. The arrest was made after parents of a three-year-old student had filed a complaint alleging that their daughter was sexually assaulted by the accused in the school premises repeatedly and that a female class teacher had abetted the crime.
The parent had also alleged that there was another student who went through similar abuse but his parents were not willing to approach the police. After the police did not arrest the accused persons on the grounds of lack of evidence, the victim’s parents approached MSCPCR and had also filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court (HC).
On November 3, MSCPCR had slammed MIDC police for not arresting the accused persons. The commission had also asked the police to submit the data on POCSO Act cases registered with them within 15 days.
On November 1, the Bombay High Court had also ordered Assistant Commissioner of Police, Meghwadi Division, Milind Khetle to investigate the case.
“We have arrested Morris on Tuesday and he has been remanded to police custody till November 14. We have not yet arrested the female accused in the case and the Investigating Officer will take a decision on it,” said Navinchandra Reddy, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone X).
Victim’s lawyer, S Balakrishnan said, “For almost five months the child’s family fought a grim battle to get the trustee arrested. I appeared for the mother before the MSCPCR which recommended the arrest of the two accused. I have demanded the arrest of the other accused too.”
Despite repeated attempts, the school principal remained unavailable for comment.
THE ACCUSED
- The trustee has been identified as Brillant Patrick Morris.
- Parents allege that a female teacher also abetted the crime. They also alleged that another student went through similar abuse
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