Faisalabad prayer leader accused of sexually assaulting 8-year-old

The boy was sent by his parents to the cleric to give him food, say police

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FAISALABAD: A prayer leader sexually assaulted an eight-year-old boy in Faisalabad's Gujjar Basti area, police said Tuesday.

The man — who is the Imam of a mosque in the city — sexually assaulted the child after his parents sent him to give food to the suspect, said police. 

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Police registered a case against the suspect, who fled immediately after committing the crime. He is yet to be arrested.