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The accused exploited the child's disability and assaulted him multiple times in the school bathroom, threatening him and luring him with gifts.
The move followed an earlier embarrassment last month, when police failed to arrest Rahul after a similar complaint was filed by another woman.
When the woman became pregnant, the accused said he would marry her and take responsibility for the child but while she was admitted at the hospital for delivery.
The order passed by the Thiruvananthapuram Special Fast Track Court Judge Anju Meera Birla on Monday said that the Legal Services Authority should hand over the penalty amount to the survivor.
The court found Vinod (31), a native of the Karinkanni tribal settlement near Thariyode, guilty.
The courtroom, already filled to capacity, grew absolutely silent as the Judge began reading the judgement.
The hours leading to the moment of the verdict were a mix of anticipation, tension, and noise at the Ernakulam Principal Sessions court.
Thiruvananthapuram POCSO Court Judge M P Shibu sentenced Sathyaraj (53), son of Isaac Levi, of Vembayam, and also imposed a fine of ₹25,000.
According to police sources, the accused allegedly lured the victim, a Rajasthani native and the daughter of a CISF officer in Kochi, to his residence in Mundamveli, where the sexual assault took place.
The teacher was sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a student inside the school.
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