Mosque imam arrested for sexually assaulting son

Police have arrested a mosque imam on charges of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy from Mohammadpur, Dhaka.

Mohammadpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdul Latif said that Imam Abdullah Al Hadi (32) was arrested from the mosque on Tuesday following a complaint filed by the victims.

The detained imam was sent to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court on Wednesday.

He is the Imam of Mohammadpur Shaheed Park Central Jama Mosque.

The complaint states that the victim madrasa student went to the imam on Monday to seek financial help for his mother's treatment.

The imam asked the boy to meet him again on Tuesday morning. He then took the boy to his room and sexually assaulted him, the OC said.

OC Latif said the imam confessed to his crime.

By Suleman Miah

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