More than 17 years in prison for teacher for sexually abusing three children in Ecuador

Ecuador.- An Ecuadorian court sentenced a teacher to seventeen years and four months in prison for sexually abusing three children aged 5 and 6, the Prosecutor’s Office reported on Tuesday. On March 24th, the parents of the children at a school in the town of Sangolquí, in the province of Pichincha, reported that their children had been sexually abused by the teacher of the Neuromotor (physical activity) subject, “while ‘checking’ that they were wearing their sports uniform shorts,” detailed the Public Ministry in a statement. Following the complaint, the Prosecutor’s Office received the testimonies of the victims, who “clearly identified their aggressor”, Professor Steveen Joel P., who was immediately arrested by the Police.

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During the trial, the prosecutor in charge of the case presented a psychological and social environment assessment, the report of the crime scene investigation, and the testimonies of the children, teachers, the school principal, among others. “The investigation concluded that the abuses were carried out continuously,” stated the Public Ministry, therefore the court found him guilty of the crime of aggravated sexual abuse. Steveen Joel P. is facing twelve other complaints of sexual abuse of children between 5 and 7 years old, according to data from the Prosecutor’s Office. Investigations in these cases are ongoing.