Two men fined for gross indecency

16 November 2012 12:56 pm

A Colombo Court today imposed a fine of Rs.1,500 each on two men who pleaded guilty to the charge of engaging in homosexual acts inside a public lavatory at the Fort Railway Station.

The Fort Police arrested the two men, one aged 40 and the other 50, while they were engaging in oral sex.

One of them was identified as a state institution employee.

In the charge sheet filed before Colombo Fort Magistrate Kanishka Wijeratne, the prosecutors said the suspects had committed a punishable offence which came under section 365 (A) of the Penal Code.

Police charged that the suspects had engaged in activities of gross indecency at a public lavatory.

Defence Counsel Jayantha Pathirana told Court that his clients would plead guilty to the charges. (Lakmal Sooriyagoda)