US national arrested in Bidhannagar for molesting minor boy

Bidhannagar, Nov 28 (ANI): A US national was arrested in Bidhannagar city of West Bengal for allegedly molesting a minor boy. The accused has been identified as Leslie Allen Powel. He was arrested from a luxury hotel in the city, where the 14-year-old boy was allegedly molested. Soon after checking into the hotel, Powel went out and returned with the minor and took him to his room. When Powel emerged from his room, the hotel staff confronted him and the boy. The boy broke down before the hotel staff and narrated his ordeal to them, following which the police was called in. According to police, Powel got in touch with the minor through social media website Facebook. He had checked into other city hotels with the boy. Terming the offence serious, Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP), Bidhannagar, Debasish Dhar, said that Powel was booked under eight of 12 sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). Powel has also been slapped with the charge of cheating under Section 417 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and will be presented before a court today. Police is likely to seek Powel’s remand.

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