Teacher allegedly blackmailed in Colombo

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Teacher allegedly blackmailed in Colombo

THURSDAY, 04 JULY 2013 

A 26-year-old female teacher of a Colombo school had been allegedly blackmailed into sex by an airman who had an affair with her before she married.

The airman had allegedly threatened to post her nude photos and videos on internet, the Police said.

The Slave Island police said they were currently conducting investigations to trace the suspect using his mobile phone number.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage issued an order directing the mobile telephone company that a report pertaining to the telephone conversations alleged to have been made by the suspect be given to the police for investigations.

In her complaint with the Slave Island Police, the female teacher from Dehiattakandiya told police that she got to know an airman and used to meet him in a room in Pettah, Colombo.

The complainant further told police that on one occasion the airman had coaxed her to be videoed in the nude.

She also said that she got married a month ago and alleged that the airman constantly asked her to come with him even after her marriage and thereafter threatened to post her nude photos and videos on the internet.

The complainant had asked police an investigation be conduct into the incident since she had been distressed over the incident. (Lakmal Sooriyagoda)