Dear colleagues and well-wishers, Recently there have been many reports in the media which include the name of our organization. I am writing this email to give you the first hand information and clarify our position. We are relieved that in general the media has covered the story properly although some of them have misplaced some of the facts.
Our Press release is given below. It includes the details of the incident and the current status. You will appreciate that our children and the organization is the victim in this case and we have promptly taken all the steps that we could. There is nothing for us to be ashamed about or hide. In this unfortunate incident, a familiar person in the garb of a gentlemen has tried to harm our children, we have immediately got him arrested and are determined to pursue the case to its logical end. We look forward to your understanding and support in this matter. PRESS RELEASE Subject: Arrest of a British national for sexual abuse of blind children Dated: 5 September 2017 On Saturday 2 September 2017 evening our staff spotted a regular volunteer sitting in objectionable position with few children in an open room. Our staff asked the person to leave immediately and informed the management on phone since the office had closed. The senior management of the organization met on Sunday morning and after verifying all facts immediately informed the police. The police have since arrested the accused for child sexual abuse. The safety and dignity of our students is our top priority and therefore when this incident came to light we immediately informed the police. We want the law to take its own course and punish the accused for his wrong doings. We were aware that since the accused was a foreign citizen, the organization would have to face media glare and hardship in pursuing the long legal battle, yet we have gone ahead and done the right thing by filing the FIR with the police. Being a charitable organization we depend upon donors and volunteers for sustaining our activities. Like all organizations do, we had trusted this volunteer Mr. Murray Dennis Ward to do constructive work with our children. This person had offered to help our children with their studies and in improving their English communication and self-confidence. The volunteer used to visit our organizations few times a month and to the best of our knowledge had been doing good work with the children. We are extremely shocked and disgusted at this betrayal of trust by the volunteer and want him to be punished in accordance with the law. We are cooperating fully with the police who have so far been very professional and swift in their actions. Few media houses have since reported this matter with some wrong facts. We urge everyone to go with our official stand only. We request everyone to be sensitive with the reporting of this matter since it can potentially harm the future of innocent children. All our children are safe and happy as of now. We request everyone not to disturb the daily routine of the organization and peaceful environment by subjecting the children directly or indirectly to investigation and media glare. We are taking more steps to ensure safety and security of our students. It is unfortunate that the wrong doing of one person will now subject many well-meaning volunteers, parents and visitors to additional restrictions within the organization but we hope to get their cooperation as always. Any questions in this matter may please be directed to the General Secretary by phone or email only. Prashant Ranjan Verma Hony. General Secretary National Association for the Blind Sector-5, R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110022 India Mobile: 9811686966 Phone: +91 11 26175886, 26102944 Email: i...@nabdelhi.in Website: www.nabdelhi.in HELPLINE FOR THE BLIND 1800 300 20469 DONATE ONLINE www.nabdelhi.in/donate ((INCOME TAX exemption under 80G -----Original Message----- From: Ai [mailto:ai-boun...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in] On Behalf Of Radio Udaan via Ai Sent: 05 September 2017 18:27 To: ai <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> Cc: Radio Udaan <radioud...@gmail.com> Subject: [Ai] We all welcome u all today in the special edition of Badalta daur from 7 pm onwards where we will talk about the molestation case involving a British national which Dear all, Greetings from Radio Udaan. 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