PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Jan 8, CMC – The stepfather of a 16-year-old girl has been arrested and remanded into custody after being on the run since November last year when the girl filed a complaint against him for sexually abusing her.
Police said that the man was arrested in Santo Boma on the Magentakanaalwe in the Central region and during his interrogation, made a full confession admitting that he had committed sexual acts with the girl on several occasions.
He was taken to court on Tuesday and remanded in custody.
The police of the Central region, who reported the arrest on Tuesday, said that the teenager had filed a complaint against her stepfather on November 18 last year, after being sexually abused on several occasions.
But the police said they were hampered in their investigations after the man fled into the interior. He was later spotted on the Magentakanaalweg in the central region.
Meanwhile, the police have issued a call for all victims of sexual crimes not to be afraid, but to report to the authorities.
“The police are ready to guide them with care and respect in this process” the police said in a statement.
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