Overview
- An alleged group sexual assault of a 16-year-old occurred on a school bus after a futsal tournament, which took place on Tuesday, September 15, and the victim’s family filed a complaint the following day.
- A medico-legal exam recorded injuries described as compatible with sexual aggression and recommended at least four days of medical-legal incapacity for the victim.
- Police initially detained ten fifth-year students; four were released and six were transferred to the Tercer Juzgado de Familia where the prosecutor has asked for four months of preventive internment.
- The Navy placed the school director, a teacher and a coach on administrative leave and the president ordered the Liceo Naval’s administration moved to the Ministry of Education while authorities investigate the adults who were on the bus.
- The case has revived wider concerns about prior bullying reported at the school, prompted parental protests and triggered support from the Ministry of Women while raising questions about how Peru’s education and juvenile-justice systems prevent and respond to school sexual violence.