Chinese primary school head teacher detained after former pupils accuse him of sex abuse
- The 67-year-old from Hubei province was detained after a former pupil accused him of molesting her
- At least four other alleged victims have emerged after the initial post on social media
A primary school head teacher in central China has been detained on suspicion of child molestation, after multiple women reported him to the police.
Police in Gongan county, Hubei province, said late on Saturday that a 67-year-old man, identified only by his surname Liang, had been detained and that the case would be investigated further.
Those found guilty of child molestation can face up to 15 years in prison.
The case was brought to light when a former pupil at the school shared her account of being molested by the teacher more than a decade ago.
In her initial post last Sunday, she accused Liang of multiple instances of molestation over a period of three to four years, including when she and other students had been staying at his house.
“This incident has been with me for more than 10 years now, and every time I see news of this nature or think about what happened, my heart will tighten and I will feel extremely uncomfortable,” she wrote. “Every time I talk about this, there is not a single time that I will not cry. I am crying even as I am writing this.”
