MD suspected of sexually abusing female employee

the suspect had filed an anticipatory bail application to the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court not to be arrested by the police over the incident

Bambalapitiya Police yesterday informed court about an alleged incident where a female Investment Consultant of a leading Stock Broking Company had been sexually abused by its Managing Director.

Upon the complaint received from the victimised woman, the police had conducted an investigation and subsequently filed a ‘B’ report informing the court over the alleged suspect as Kosala Udayanga Dhodampe Gamage.

However, prior to the police filing a ‘B’ report in court, the suspect had filed an anticipatory bail application to the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court not to be arrested by the police over the incident.

Both the anticipatory bail application and the Magisterial Inquiry into the ‘B’ report were taken up yesterday before the Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris.

Considering the applications submitted by the prosecution, aggrieved party Counsel Kosala Jayakody/susantha Kumara and the counsel who appeared for the suspect, the Magistrate ordered the parties to tender their stance to court in writing before September 13 and fixed the order on anticipatory bail application on September 20.

According to the aggrieved party counsel, Susantha Kumara and Kosala Jayakody, the victim, woman had earlier refused to have a sexual relationship with him and following the refusal of the victim on that demand the suspect had abused her sexually at the stair case of the office, where the CCTV cameras were not operating.

However, the counsel who appeared for the suspect told court that the allegation was completely haphazard as the victim woman was suspended by his client prior to this incident over an inquiry into the financial fraud at the company.

The police in the ‘B’ report had stated that the suspect had allegedly committed an offence that fell under section 345 of the penal code.