Chargesheet Against Rohit Monserrate: Goa Case

Chargesheet Against Rohit Monserrate 13 Jan 2009, 0404 hrs IST, TNN PANAJI: Calangute police filed a chargesheet in the children’s court on Monday against Rohit Monserrate, son of education minister Atanasio Monserrate, in connection with the alleged rape of a minor German girl. The chargesheet reveals that in the last week of September 2008, Rohit under the pretext of going to Miramar took the victim in an Audi car to Bambolim instead. The accused then molested and had sexual intercourse with the girl. Rohit has been charged under Section 354 (outraging modesty) Section 376 (rape) Section 293 (circulating obscene objects to young persons) and Section 8 (2) (sexual assault) of the Goa Childrens' Act. The police have also said that Rohit had sent text messages to the victim on her mobile. The police, however, pointed out that there was no medical opinion given as to recent forcible intercourse. The High Court of Bombay at Goa had suo motu taken cognizance of the case and treated it as a public interest litigation on October 24, 2008. During the last hearing, the police had told the court that a chargesheet would be filed against the accused. Subsequently, the court had directed the police to file the chargesheet within a week on January 6. The chargesheet further states that there is no material on record against the other accused Atanasio Monserrate, Jennifer Monserrate and Warren Alemao.

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