Three youngsters in a children’s shelter in Málaga were sexually assaulted by a teacher there. The teacher has been arrested. One of the victims told the National Police about the abuse she says she received as a child. Two additional victims came forward with similar stories, and detectives found that the suspect, who is now 38, picked on boys who were especially susceptible because of their age and the way they lived.
The Málaga Provincial Police Station’s Juvenile Unit conducted the investigation. It started with an adult’s testimony about how, when, and by whom he had been abused as a child. Because the accusations were so serious, police did some initial investigations and talked to the present head of a juvenile detention centre where the abuse is said to have happened. The first questions led to useful information: in 2015, a group of youngsters told the center’s administration about similar events, but the investigation was closed since there wasn’t enough evidence.
Authorities were able to get in touch with the youngsters, who are now adults, who had previously reported alleged abuse in order to find possible victims. Some of them, meanwhile, didn’t make formal complaints because they couldn’t remember what had transpired years ago. Still, two more complaints were made on top of the first one that led to the investigation.
All of the victims were quite weak; one youngster had a disability of more than 50%, and the other two had no relatives, therefore they stayed in the centre even on weekends. The abuser took advantage of this to hurt the kids because it was his job to wake them up and make sure everything was ready for bed, depending on what shift he was on. He used his position as a teacher and the fact that the kids were vulnerable to get them to do sexual things with him, either in their rooms or in the center’s common room, even while they were watching cartoons.
After hearing the victims’ allegations, police from the Grume unit detained the person, who is now facing three charges of ongoing sexual abuse against a juvenile under 16. He has already been taken before the courts. Three youngsters in a children’s shelter in Málaga were sexually assaulted by a teacher there.
Author: Derek Appleton
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