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Maha: Mumbai court sentences man to 20 yrs RI for sexually abusing three minor boys

Maha: Mumbai court sentences man to 20 yrs RI for sexually abusing three minor boys

Mumbai, June 15 (UNI) A special POCSO court here has awarded 20 years' imprisonment to a 53-year-old man for his involvement in sexually abusing three minor boys, below age of 12 years, from his housing society in Kandivali area of the city.
While convicting the accused, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000, of which Rs 15,000 is to be paid as compensation to one of the victims.
The abuse came to light when one of the victims informed his mother that on December 24, 2018, the accused had lured him with chocolates, blindfolded him under the pretext of playing hide and seek and assaulted him.

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