Australian Court sentenced Lankan babysitter who abused 2 boys

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A Sri Lankan babysitter who sexually abused two 7-year-old boys in Perth, Australia has been sentenced to 5-and-a-half years in prison and is likely to be deported after serving his term, WAtoday reported on Tuesday (11).

The 19-year-old suspect Dayanthan Stanley Mohanraj was convicted after a trial of four counts of sexually abusing a child in 2016 when he was babysitting on a casual basis.

According to WAtoday, Mohanraj showed one boy pornography and later sexually abused the child in a public toilet, then threatened to kill him if he told his parents what happened.

He abused the same boy in a playroom and on another day attacked both children while they were playing, telling them to keep it a secret, the West Australian District Court heard on Tuesday.

Judge Vicki Stewart said Stanley Mohanraj lacked remorse and was unwilling to accept responsibility for his offending against two vulnerable children, which involved a serious breach of trust.

“You took advantage of these two young boys. This is an abuse of the most serious kind. You were in a position of authority. You were trusted to look after these children. You made comments to each boy to secure their silences,” he said.

Mohanraj came to Australia from Sri Lanka in 2012, but his family’s refugee status has been rejected and they are in the process of appealing in the Federal Court.

He must serve at least 3-and-a-half years behind bars before he can be eligible for parole and will then likely be deported.