A 19-year-old youth was on Friday arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two minor boys at an orphanage near here, two years ago. Jose Maveli, director of the Janaseva Sisubhavan at Aluva and an employee were also arrested for allegedly covering up the sexual assault, crime branch officials said.

They have been charged under various sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and Juvenile Justice Act, they said.