62 year old Sri Lankan who abuses 4 Australian minors ... remanded

62 year old Sri Lankan who abuses 4 Australian minors ... remanded

A 62 year old Sri Lankan living in the city of Canberra, Australia has been accused of sexually abusing 4 under-aged girls of that country and was taken into police custody last week.

The offender by the name of Sunil Battegoda had made friends with female minors aged 14 - 15 by stationing himself at a bus-stop in Canberra City

about an year before this and had later offered the girls money and gifts and had from time to time got them down to his home as a matter of habit, it was revealed at investigations conducted in this connection. After luring them in this manner to Sunil's home he had offered them alcohol and marijuana and after they were 'high', he had resorted to abuse them. He had been for sometime been engaged in this activity. Since they were abused on and off as such and on each such occasion the girls were rewarded with money, these activities have not been revealed. He had even taken steps to video the said activities at the time the girls were being abused.

Some days back the father of a certain girl who was subjected to this offence had noticed some photographs and video footage across the Facebook and was able to identify that what he saw there was an aged person and his (the girl's) own daughter and after making inquiries from her had informed police about it. Thus the offender was taken into custody. On examining Sunil Battegoda's home the police were able to find evidence of videos where the person concerned had on a number of occasions had abused 4 tender girls, Canberra Police have reported. It was also reported that all these girls were aged between 14 and 15 years and were Australian nationals.

Sunil Battegoda who was next produced before Australian court was remanded till 19th February next year and the punishment to be imposed on him will be announced that day. This piece of news was published in all well-known media including ABC and the Daily Mail with the full identity thus bringing humiliation to Sri Lankans living in that country.