Police to find out if student abused
BACOLOD City – Was a 16-year-old female student in Fr. Gratian Murray Integrated School in Barangay Granada abused by her male teacher? Police want to know.
The Women and Children Protection Desk (WCPD) of the Bacolod City Police Office is investigating the complaint of the student’s mother that the teacher let her daughter sleep in his house in Charito Heights Subdivision.
Emelyn Pagunsan lodged a similar complaint with the Department of Education’s ( DepEd) Division of Bacolod City. She sensed something suspicious was going on between her daughter and the teacher.
Schools Division Superintendent Cynthia Demavivas said they are looking into the complaint.
Pagunsan had her complaint recorded at Police Station 5. Senior Police Officer 4 Arlene Torendon, officer-in-charge of the WCPD, promised a separate and thorough investigation.
Initial investigation into whether or not the female student was sexually abused proved inconclusive. Subjecting the student to a medical examination would be necessary, said Torendon.
Earlier Pagunsan said the teacher admitted her daughter and other students slept in his house.
She said the teacher also sent her husband Roderick a text message asking them to settle the matter and prevent the issue from reaching the DepEd.
Further police investigation will revolve around possible violation of the Republic Act 7610, or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination