Couple Appear On Alleged Molestation Charges In Shelby Co.

A husband and wife, dressed in jail clothing, both were crying as they appeared for separate arraignments on charges to include child endangering.

The Pakistani couple have been living in Anna for about a year and a half.

Ghulan Mustafa, 39, and his wife, Lubna Mustafa, were arrested over the weekend as they were served with secret grand jury indictments handed down last Friday afternoon.

Ghulan Mustafa was indicted on charges of gross sexual imposition and child endangerment. His bond was set at $5,000. Lubna Mustafa was arrested on child endangerment and complicity to gross sexual imposition. She was released on her own recognizance. Shelby County Common Pleas Judge James Stevenson gave Lubna Mustafa 24 hours to surrender her passport to the court.

Shelby County Prosecutor Ralph Bauer said the case centered on the alleged molestation of two children in the couple's home.

Officials said Mrs. Mustafa apparently knew about the abuse but never reported it.

Steve.Baker@WHIOTV.com