Dance teacher sentenced to 52 yrs jail term by Kerala court for minor boy's sexual assault
Dance teacher sentenced to 52 yrs jail term by Kerala court for minor boy's sexual assault
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: (Jun 28) A Kerala court on Saturday sentenced a male dance teacher to a cumulative 52 years in jail for repeatedly sexually assaulting a seven-year-old boy, one of his students, six years ago.
Thiruvananthapuram Fast Track Special Court (POCSO) judge Anju Meera Birla sentenced 46-year-old Sunil Kumar to varying jail terms under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Juvenile Justice Act for a total of 52 years.
However, as the sentences are to be served concurrently, Kumar will be imprisoned for 20 years, the highest of the varying jail terms, according to the court order.
