Moroccan Teacher Arrested for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Multiple Students

The arrest of the teacher follows protests organized by students and their parents in front of the Hay Jnane Bekkar primary school in Kelaâ des Sgharna and complaints filed with the school administration, reports Assabah. The school principal informed the police services. On their arrival, they arrested the accused and took him to the police station.

The preliminary investigation reveals that the teacher harassed and sexually assaulted seven girls, who are in the sixth grade. The results of the medical examinations are proof of this. The accused, a married man and father, is a repeat offender. Two other students enrolled in the first year of secondary school have in turn filed a complaint against him. They accuse him of raping them last year.

The Moroccan League for the Protection of Childhood section in Kelaâ des Sgharna has joined the civil party. According to the association activist, Othman Rachid, the teacher will be severely punished. Pending his trial, the accused has been placed in custody for a more in-depth investigation under the supervision of the Attorney General at the Court of Appeal of Marrakech.