A school principal found guilty of molesting a student has been handed a ten year prison sentence by the Jaffna High Court.
The then 9-year-old girl was molested by the principal at a Kayts school in 2009.
High court judge M. Ilancheliyan criticised attempts by the accused to victim-blame the child and portray her as promiscuous by implying she had sexual relations with other youths.
The principal was handed a 10-year jail sentence and ordered to pay 10 lakh rupees compensation to the victim.
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