A second POCSO case was registered against the chairman of a Child Welfare Committee in Kerala for sexually harassing a minor girl.
Kannur district Child Welfare Committee Chairman E D Joseph was booked last week under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after a 17-year-old girl, a sexual assault victim, levelled allegations against Joseph of asking her sexually toned questions. While recording her statement to a magistrate, the girl said that her younger sister also had a similar experience with Joseph.
Based on that, a fresh case was registered against him after recording the girl's statement.
Joseph had maintained that the allegations were baseless and he took the statement in the presence of women officials.
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