9 May 2018 12:31 pm
The suspect(37) had allegedly attempted to touch the victim(20) inappropriately during the massage.
Police said the victim and a female colleague had visited the spa in Uppuveli on Tuesday (May8) afternoon. While a masseuse was assigned to her colleague, the suspect was assigned to the victim.
The victim had lodged a complaint with the Uppuveli police a few hours after the incident occurred.
The suspect, a resident of Uhana, Ampara was arrested soon after and is to be produced before the Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court today.
In a separate incident, a hotel employee was also taken into custody yesterday for allegedly harassing two other female US Navy personnel attached to the same ship.(Darshana Sanjeewa)