As per the police, the suspects including a security guard, plumber and lift operator since January repeatedly assaulted the child sexually in the apartment where she lived. Out of the 17 accused, the six who were arrested on Tuesday by the Chennai city police for committing a series of sexual offences are above 50. Gowri Ashokan, the City Public Prosecutor said all the accused were produced before the court and the judge remanded them in judicial custody until July 31. The suspicion of sexual assault came to light only recently when the parents of the child took her to a private hospital, which referred her to the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, for examination after she complained of stomach ache. Then the government hospital informed the police station. The mother of the victim narrated the incident and lodged a formal complaint at the All Women Police Station. According to sources, following the complaint, the child apparently identified the accused who were paraded one by one. During interrogation, the accused did admit to having committed the offence. A magistrate recorded the statement of the child in camera on Monday. Ravikumar, 56, of Aynavaram; Suresh, 32, of Kolathur; Rajasekar, 40, of Ayanavaram; Erald Bross, 58, of Perambur; B.J. Sugumaran, 65, of Kathirvedu; Abishek, 23; Murugesu, 54; Paramasivam, 60; Palani, 40; Jayaganesh, 28; Gunasekaran, 55; Babu, 36; Deenadayalan, 50; Jayaraman, 26; Surya, 23; M. Raja, 30, and Umapathy, 42, are the list of suspects who were produced before the court. The offenders were booked under Sections 307 (Attempt to murder), 506(ii)(criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 5 (Punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault), 10 (Punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault) and 12 (Punishment for Sexual harassment) of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.