Complaints of sexual violence in schools increase during 2024

Sexual violence in Coahuila educational establishments is rebounding in the first months of 2024according to reports from the State Attorney General’s Office.

According to the records of the last five years reported by the General Directorate of Specialized Investigations, Between 2019 and so far in 2024, 59 investigation folders have been recorded for complaints of sexual violence in public schools.

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In detail, the Directorate indicates that these types of matters have not stopped, however, there have been years where the accumulation of complaints that lead to investigations has been higher.

During 2019, The Prosecutor’s Office registered 18 complaints of sexual violence in the State; Then in 2020 another 9, in 2021 there were 3, in 2022 another 19, five in 2023 and another five in just one quarter of 2024.

Of this accumulation of 59 issues, The Prosecutor’s Office indicates that in 34 the crime of sexual abuse is investigated, in five rape, and in another 20 the crime of harassment.

Furthermore, the FGE details that The city where there are the most records of this type of incident is in Saltillo, where 29 matters have been initiated.then there is Torreón with 26 and Acuña with another four.

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The most recent case that was recorded in Saltillo was at the Juan de la Barrera school, located in the La Minita neighborhood, where a teacher was accused and charged under case 354/2024 after being pointed out by a young woman who reported that the teacher touched him; It was anticipated that there could be more victims.

In the recording of the data, so far, The FGE has not reported how many arrests have been made as a result of these investigations, as well as the status of these matters.nor if sentences have already been generated on them.