A lawyer has been arrested following a complaint that he sent sexually explicit messages to a High Court Judge online.
Police Media Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa, told The Island that the suspect had been arrested on Tuesday (21).
The CID arrested the 62-year-old suspect in Chilaw. The judge had lodged a complaint that he had sent her inappropriate messages via Messenger.
Following the complaint, police conducted investigations and reported the matter to the Attorney General, who said the suspect’s actions could be prosecuted on sexual harassment charges and instructed that legal proceedings to be instituted.
By Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon