Deputy of Economic Police Department is being investigated for molesting female students
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 Senior Lieutenant Colonel Pham Van Lam (46 years old, Deputy Head of 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) initiated a case and arrested two people involved in 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 report 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 home, and her phone was unreachable.
The police coordinated with the family to search for the 9th grade student and suddenly she returned home in a weakened state, 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
