Briton arrested in B’desh child sex abuse case
SYLHET, Bangladesh - A Briton who traveled frequently to South Asia was being questioned on charges he sexually abused an 11-year-old boy in Bangladesh, police said Saturday.
Peter Allison of Bow, east London, was arrested at a hotel in Sylhet city Wednesday and a court gave police three days to question him. He denied the charges made in a court statement from the boy.
Allison traveled with the boy around Bangladesh and in Nepal and Sri Lanka, City Metropolitan Police Commissioner Amullya Bhushan Barua said. Allison, 56, has been visiting Bangladesh since 1981.
He claimed he was working on a documentary about children from poor families but he had no major film-making equipment at the hotel where was arrested, Barua told The Associated Press.
The boy is from a poor family and is now in a safe home. Barua would not give details of the police questioning of Allison, which was to end Saturday.
If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in jail, according to Bangladesh law.
14 years for sex beast who punched child in stomach saying she 'couldn't get pregnant'
Andrew Gearing, 62, was convicted of indecent assault, unlawful sexual intercourse and engaging in sexual activity with a child
A sexual predator who punched a child in the stomach during a vile campaign of abuse, saying she could not get pregnant, has been jailed for 14 years. Andrew Gearing, 62, took advantage of his underage victim to sexually abuse her, West Midlands Police said.
He threatened to harm her loved ones if she spoke out. The victim bravely came forward years later to report Gearing's crime to the force's Public Protection Unit.
He initially denied the abuse he inflicted but was charged.
Gearing, from Tipton, was later convicted of indecent assault, unlawful sexual intercourse and engaging in sexual activity with a child. He was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Thursday, September 5.
He was also placed on the sexual offender's register for life. The force said: "If you have been subjected to sexual abuse, no matter how long ago, we have specialist officers to help you. And we work with a range of support groups who can offer advice."
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