'I caught him leching at my daughter and slapped him'

The biological father of the 19yearold who was allegedly molested by her stepfather has blamed his exwife for the incident This was expected My exwife is responsible he told midday claiming he had advised her during their separation not to move in with the accused He said the accused molested his daughter back in 2010 tooThe 38yearold man accused of molesting his stepdaughter since October 2017 has been sent to police remand for a day The molested woman is the daughter of a TV actress who married the accused in 2013 after divorcing her first husband mdash the biological father of the woman mdash in 2007While the complaint registered at Samata Nagar police station states that the woman was being molested since October 2017 her father has alleged that the accused had taken advantage of his daughter living alone in their Malad West residence around October 2010 when the TV actress was busy with a reality showAlso ReadMumbai TV star gets hubby booked for talking dirty to daughter in KandivliMy exwife was busy with a reality show and our daughter was alone at home Once when I entered their house in Malad I was shocked to see the way he the accused was staring at her and touching her inappropriately This riled me up and we had a heated argument The matter reached the Malad police where I slapped him at the police station premises he told middayI was placed under arrest for standing up for my daughter This man is morally corrupt and always took advantage of my daughter when she was alone After my legal separation from my wife I had suggested that she TV actress stay away from him the accused But she chose to stay with him I was always worried for them and reiterated that the safety and security of my daughter were at stake but she paid no heed to my advice the father addedThe victims father had allegedly slapped the accused way back in October 2010 over his misbehaviour with the womanWill take legal adviceAfter learning about the incident the victims father texted his daughter I do not know how low he stooped to outrage her modesty but I texted my daughter who responded to my messages saying she was okay and that I need not worry At present she is reeling under mental agony but I will speak to her to know the details in a few days said the father who added that he often exchanges texts with his daughter to find out about her wellbeingHe is now mulling taking legal suggestion from his advocate regarding the safety of his daughter I am not sure what legal support I could extend to my daughter but first I need to speak to her and then I will contact my legal team to safeguard my daughter he insisted middays attempts to reach the woman and her mother went unansweredAlso ReadMumbai Crime Teen molested by mothers boyfriend for four years in VirarForensic analysisA police officer at the Samata Nagar police station said that the accused had been showing sexually explicit photos of models to the woman since 2017 A case has been filed against him under sections 354A sexual harassment 323 voluntarily causing hurt 504 breach of peace 506 criminal intimidation 509 insulting modesty of woman of the Indian Penal Code and 67A transmitting sexually explicit material of the Information Technology Act Sources told midday that the cops have seized the mobile phone used in the crime and it has been sent for a forensic analysis testAlso ReadMumbai Crime Monster mom puts molester boyfriend above abused teen daughter2013Year when star married againOct17When accused first molested stepdaughter2007Year the womans parents separatedOct 2010Month womans father had a fight with the accusedCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates