Authorities in China’s northeastern Liaoning province have transferred a primary school principal detained over allegations of child sex abuse to a local procuratorate for further legal proceedings, The Beijing News reported Tuesday, citing local officials.
The public security bureau of Suizhong County detained the 50-year-old man, surnamed Wang, on June 1 after parents accused him of sexually abusing five children at Shuikou Primary School in Gaotai Township. One parent said Wang had raped her child several times last year, while four other parents also came forward accusing Wang of sexually harassing their children.
Amid an increasing number of child sex abuse cases in China last year, the country’s top prosecutor in February announced plans to build a database for monitoring known perpetrators. In 2017, Shanghai became the first city in the country to ban sex offenders from working closely with minors. (Image: VCG)