MOSCOW, Mar 23 Investigators are checking whether there really was a case of sexual abuse of a child in an educational institution in New Moscow, said a senior assistant to the head of the capital's head office of the Investigative Committee Yulia Ivanova.
«An investigation into the violation of the sexual integrity of a minor is underway,» she said.
Earlier, information appeared in Telegram channels that a fourth-grade student allegedly became a victim of violence. It was reported that the school administration hid the incident from the boy's parents for several days. They learned about the incident from a video that someone posted in the class chat. Who exactly could have committed the crime is not specified, but it follows from the context that it could have been other students.
According to Ivanova, the investigators are establishing a complete picture of what happened, and are also interviewing the teaching staff and other eyewitnesses. Based on the results of the check, they will make a procedural decision, she added. /ubiystva-1854847042.html» data-title=»The case of rapes and murders 20 years ago was solved in Yakutia»>
Later, the press service of the capital's Department of Education denied the information that the school's management allegedly concealed the fact of the crime. They clarified that the described actions between the two students took place at the home of one of them, presumably from March 18 to March 19, that is, on weekends.
«The class teacher found out about this on March 20 and immediately «I reported the incident to the parents of the students and the administrative team of the school. On the same day, they were invited to a meeting at the school. In addition, the psychologist and social pedagogue had a conversation with the children in the classroom, and on March 21, the school administration organized a meeting with the parents of the students in the class,» added in the press service.
The department clarified that during the meeting, parents were given the necessary explanations and recommendations on how to properly build a dialogue with the children after the incident. They were also offered qualified help from a psychologist. .html» data-title=»A resident of Ulyanovsk received 11 years in prison for rape»>