Teacher Detained in Namangan Over Abuse Case

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — A criminal case has been opened in Namangan region against a school teacher suspected of sexually abusing a sixth-grade student at School No. 8 in the Yangikurgan district. Reports of the incident circulated on social media on 30 March.

According to the regional internal affairs authorities, a local resident reported the alleged crime on 28 March involving his daughter, born in 2013.

Investigators from the Yangikurgan District Department of Internal Affairs have opened a case against the 1973-born suspect under Part 4 of Article 119 of Uzbekistan’s Criminal Code, which pertains to violent sexual acts in an unnatural form.

The suspect has been detained in accordance with procedural law and placed in pre-trial custody. Preliminary investigative actions are ongoing.

The Children’s Ombudsman has taken the case under special supervision, monitoring the investigation and ensuring the protection of the victim’s procedural rights.

Additional details are expected to be released at a later stage.