Muslim scholar under probe over alleged sex abuse of four boys

A Muslim scholar attached to the Turkeyen Masjid, who was recently accused of sexually molesting four boys, aged 4 to 10 years old, has since been arrested and released on station bail; he has also been sent on leave, while investigations are ongoing.

It was alleged that the scholar molested the children who are all members of the Masjid and to whom he had become very close, after teaching them for some time.

Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Jennifer Webster, today told Stabroek News that the