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Man accused of offenses against sexual integrity of inmates of Chelyabinsk Region children’s home to stand trial

The Main Investigations Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia has finished the investigation into a Chelyabinsk Region resident’s committing an offense under Paragraph B of Part 4 of Article 132 of the Criminal Code of Russia (sexual abuse of a person under 14 years of age).

According to the investigation, from May 2015 until August 2017, the accused individual had sexually abused nine minor inmates of a children’s home in Chelyabinsk Region using their helpless condition.

The investigation conducted an impartial and comprehensive inquiry and obtained the required expert opinions, which provided an opportunity to fully expose the deliberate actions of the accused.

 As part of the preliminary investigation, appropriate measures were initiated to assist the victims in their social adaptation.

The investigation gathered enough evidence; therefore, the probe with the approved indictment will be sent to the court to be tried on the merits.