Eight high school students from the Liceo Naval Almirante Guise of San Borja remain detained this morning at the Family Police Station due to an accusation of alleged sexual assault. The police authorities transferred the minors to the Cercado de Lima headquarters to continue with the legal proceedings.
The teenagers underwent medical examinations at the Institute of Legal Medicine during the night and early morning after their intervention. The police officers maintain custody of those involved while the Public Ministry determines their degrees of responsibility in the events.
The Seventh Family Prosecutor’s Office of Lima took over the investigations to clarify the case. In parallel, the Ministry of Women assigned a multidisciplinary team from the Warmi Ñan program to provide legal and psychological support to the victim.
The authorities of the Liceo Naval Almirante Guise issued an institutional statement about the situation of their students. The school management guaranteed cooperation with the authorities and announced disciplinary sanctions if the offenses are proven.
Representatives from the Regional Directorate of Education of Metropolitan Lima went to the police station. The Ombudsman’s Office requested speed in the investigations and preventive actions from UGEL number 7.
In response to these events, a group of parents called for a demonstration in front of the school premises in San Borja. The guardians demanded greater security and protection measures for the student community.
Details of the complaint and intervention at Liceo Naval
The family of the 16-year-old student filed the complaint at the San Borja Police Station after the assault occurred on September 15. The incident took place inside a school bus that was transporting the futsal team back from a championship.
The National Police officers entered the educational center to intervene with the eight fifth-year high school students. The agents transferred the minors to the police station to carry out the corresponding procedures.
Two coaches present in the vehicle where the Liceo Naval events occurred
The Regional Director of Education of Metropolitan Lima (DRELM), Cornelio Gonzales, told the press on the morning of September 17 that two adults, coaches of the minors, were in the vehicle during the transfer. However, he commented that they would not have seen anything and that the news only came to light when the victim told her parents.
“There is also responsibility on the part of the educational institution for transferring kids outside the school with two people who were supposed to look after the minors, who supposedly saw nothing when they arrived at the school and got off, nothing was happening. The parent found out from the mouth of their child”, he warned upon arriving at the Family Police Station.
The official commented that the Liceo Naval would have asked the two coaches to voluntarily appear to testify before the police. Despite this, so far the Public Ministry has not collected their testimonies.
