“Assistant Professor Found Guilty of Child Molestation in Thiruvananthapuram Clinic”

Thiruvananthapuram: The clinical psychologist Dr. K. Thiruvananthapuram Special Fast Track Court Judge Sudarshan found Girish (59) guilty. The sentence in the case will be pronounced on Thursday. The accused was remanded. A year ago, the same court had sentenced the accused to six years rigorous imprisonment in the POCSO case of molesting another boy. In this case, the accused had obtained bail from the High Court.

The prosecution case is that the accused, who was an assistant professor in the health department, molested the child at a private clinic called The Praxis Practice to Perform, near his house, Tanal (TNRA 62), in Manakkad Kuriyathi. During the period from December 6, 2015 to February 21, 2017, she was molested when she came for counselling. After the torture, the child’s mental condition became more serious. The accused then asked to show other doctors. The accused also threatened not to divulge the harassment. The child was afraid and did not speak out.

The family showed many other psychopaths. But in 2019, the child was admitted to the psychiatry department of the medical college hospital as the condition did not improve. On January 30, 2019, when the doctors took the case history, the boy told them about the accused having molested him two years ago. It was also revealed that the accused used to show obscene videos on the phone to the child. The doctors of the medical college reported this information to the police. After that, the police started investigation and arrested the accused. The police filed a charge sheet against the accused with the help of various departments including POCSO. The court found the accused guilty after a long trial.

He was arrested in this case while he was on bail in the first case. During the interrogation, other doctors who treated the child also said that the child’s illness worsened due to torture. The case was investigated by Kiran TR and A. Aneesh, both of Fort S. Special Public Prosecutor RS Vijay Mohan appeared for the prosecution.