Island Shattered As Imam Accused Of Molesting Children
Goidhoo island, a small community of 600 residents in Baa atoll, has been in shock since Sunday over allegations the island Imam has used Koran classes to sexually molest girls aged as young as six.
Five different girls aged between eleven and nineteen have accused the Imam, Ali Rasheed, of molesting them in incidents dating back to 1999, when he set up the Koran classes in the island mosque.
Three of the alleged victims are nieces of Rasheed, one by blood and two by marriage.
The mothers of three of the alleged victims reported the claims to the island office on Monday and Rasheed was arrested on Wednesday. But not before he was attacked by a group of island youths on his way to morning prayers that day.
Allegations
Last Tuesday an eleven year old schoolgirl told two friends she had been molested by the Imam at his Koran classes in December. Both friends told their parents who in turn spoke to the girl’s mother.
Ali Rasheed, the alleged perpetrator, is not only the Goidhoo Imam, but the girl’s uncle. Her father and Ali Rasheed’s wife are brother and sister.
For five days the mother chose not to confront Rasheed. But on Sunday, her elder daughter, now aged fourteen, told her she has been continuously molested by Rasheed since the Koran classes began eight years ago, when she was just six years old.
The allegations have since slowly spread through the island community, and three more girls have claimed Rasheed molested them,
One, an eleven year old, is a classmate of the first accuser. The other two, both now nineteen, claim to have been molested seven or eight years ago. One is another niece of Ali Rasheed, this time by blood. She is the daughter of Rasheed’s brother.
[SNIP]
Mohammad The Pedophile
Islam, Abuse of Women, & the Molestations of Little Girls
Islamic Pedophilia & Other Sexual Abominations
No comments:
Post a Comment