MANANTHAVADY: A congress leader accused in a sexual abuse case surrendered on Tuesday. O M George, Wayanad DCC former general secretary and Bathery panchayat president surrendered at Mananthavady SMS DYSP office this morning. He was hiding in Karnataka for the past one week. A case under POSCO was registered against him for sexually abusing a minor adivasi girl. A case has been registered against him under section -6 of POCSO Act, along with IPC section 376 (rape) and relevant sections of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act. The party had expelled him from the party. The parents of the victim used to work in his house and the girl used to go there during holidays to help her parents. As per the complaint, George had sexually abused the victim on several occasions at his house when her parents were not present.