Panaji: The children’s court, Panaji on Friday granted conditional bail to Prince Aron Golden (59), director of care and compassion shelter home, Santa Cruz who was arrested by the Panaji women police in connection with the case of alleged sexual harassment of a minor girl who was staying at the shelter home. The accused has been asked to report to the women police station Panaji for 15 days from Monday, is among one of the bail conditions, informed police.
Last month, the Panaji women police had registered an FIR against Prince under the relevant sections of the Goa Children’s Act, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and under the IPC Section 354-A (sexual harassment). Since then the accused was absconding. The accused was tracked down at a location in Margao area from where he was arrested on late Friday night last week, police said.
According to police, a complaint was lodged by Emidio Pinho, coordinator-victim assistance unit.
Referring to the complaint, the police said that the accused person sent inappropriate chat messages to the minor girl who was at the shelter home. This caused sexual harassment to the minor girl, police said.
After the alleged incident, the children from the shelter home were moved to the state-run Apna Ghar at Merces, informed police. LPSI Reema Naik is investigating the case under the supervision of PI Sudiksha Naik.
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