Investigators should today be sending the file on the child molestation scandal involving a Muslim scholar to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice on charges, according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud.
The man, who is attached to the Turkeyen Masjid, remained in police custody last night but Persaud said bail might be granted since the expiration of the 72-hour maximum period the police could hold him without charge was approaching. The man was rearrested on Tuesday afternoon, after new evidence suggested that he had molested as many as nine boys.
A source close to the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA), which is caring for the boys, said that it is shocking that charges have not been laid when there is more than enough evidence. The source said that
