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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1342/
- Published: 2025-11-20T17:30:47.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-20T17:30:46.000Z
- Description: Molly said Sri Lankan police launched “a manhunt” for the man after she filed a report and local media started covering the incident.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> Sri Lankan police have apologised profusely to a solo traveller from New Zealand after she filmed a local man sexually harassing her and indecently exposing himself, saying the video has “damaged the country’s reputation”.  
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> The 25-year-old man, who had allegedly changed his appearance and address to evade capture, was arrested on Sunday in the country’s Ampara District, they said.  
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> Christchurch woman Molly, 24, [was left “on edge” after the ordeal](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travel-news/kiwi-woman-defends-solo-travel-after-victim-of-lewd-sex-act-in-sri-lanka/4HNLBQORSBBR5CPUWCMTLCBKVM/?ref=goodoil.news), which took place in late October while she travelled the country in a tuk-tuk.  
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> “I can’t believe that happened,” she told Instagram followers in a now-viral video.  
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> “I’m not going to let it ruin my trip, but it’s knocked my confidence back a little bit ... It’s the price you pay for being a solo female. Shouldn’t be, but unfortunately that’s the reality.”  
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> In a recent update, Molly said Sri Lankan police launched “a manhunt” for the man after she filed a report and local media started covering the incident.  
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> NZ Herald

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