Deputy of Economic Police Department is being investigated for molesting female students.
Lieutenant Colonel Lam and two 44-year-old friends were accused of sexually assaulting a group of 9th grade female students in a hotel.
Spokesperson of Thai Binh Provincial Police, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Quoc Vuong confirmed that this morning the police investigation agency had prosecuted and arrested Lieutenant Colonel Pham Van Lam (46 years old, Deputy Head of the Economic Police Department) and Tu Minh Tuyen (47 years old) to investigate the accusation of molesting a 9th grade female student.
Previously, the Investigation Police Agency of Thai Binh City Police (Thai Binh Province) prosecuted the case and arrested two people related to the case, Pham Nhu Hien (44 years old) and Pham Duc Viet (44 years old) for the crime.Having sexual intercourse or other sexual acts with a person from 13 years old to under 16 years old,Obscene acts against people under 16 years old, according to 145, 146 of the Penal Code 2015.
According to the investigation, on September 2, Thai Binh City Police received a complaint from the family of a 9th grade female student named Hoa, saying that she had gone out with her friends for many days and had not returned, and her phone was unreachable.
The police coordinated with the family to organize a search when the 9th grade female student unexpectedly returned home in a weakened state of health, showing signs of psychological abnormalities. Hoa said she was gang-raped by a group of men at a hotel on Tran Nhan Tong Street.
* Victim's name has been changed
