The case of a father making up a story about his 6-year-old daughter being sexually abused: The 16-year-old girl accused of being slandered and defamed
(Baonghean.vn) - Ms. Tran Thi Thuy A. (born in 2003, residing in Hau Giang province), the victim in the case of a father fabricating a story about his 6-year-old daughter being abused, has just filed a complaint against a number of individuals and organizations for slander and defamation of her honor.
Vinh City Police said they have just received a complaint from Ms. Tran Thi Thuy A. (born 2003, residing in Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province) accusing many organizations and individuals of posting her image on social networks, providing false information about the incident, affecting her and her family.
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| Ms. Tran Thi Thuy A. requested to investigate and handle organizations and individuals who slandered and defamed her and her family. Photo: NH |
In the complaint, A. stated: “During the incident, many individuals and organizations posted my photos without my permission on social networking sites, such as Ms. Nguyen Thi Huyen Tr. (Trung's sister) and several other individuals... Especially, BVPL newspaper published false information about the incident, directly affecting my life and my family's, causing me to be in a state of confusion and fear due to pressure from public opinion.”
"Therefore, I am writing this petition to denounce the above individuals and organizations for their acts of slander and posting images of me and my family on social networking sites. I request the Vinh City Police Department to investigate and handle the case according to regulations," Ms. A. wrote.
The Vinh City Police Department of Investigation affirmed that it will conduct verification according to the application. During the verification process, if there are signs of violations by individuals or organizations, the investigation agency will strictly handle them according to the provisions of the law.
The leaders of Nghe An Provincial Police also affirmed that during the investigation, some subjects took advantage of social networks to post news articles and clips with biased, speculative, one-sided content, seriously affecting the honor and dignity of others. The Vinh City Police Department is investigating, verifying, and handling the case according to the law.
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| Nguyen Thanh Trung - the father who made up a story about his 6-year-old daughter being sexually abused by Ms. A. and 2 other people. Photo: NH |
Previously, on June 28, Nguyen Thanh Trung (born in 1993, residing in Le Mao ward, Vinh city) filed a complaint against his daughter, Nguyen Thi B. Th. (6 years old), for being sexually assaulted by Ms. Tran Thi Thuy A. and 2 other people in room 209, Muong Thanh Thanh Nien hotel (Vinh city) on June 19.
After receiving the complaint, Vinh City Police coordinated with relevant units to urgently verify, collect documents and evidence, and at the same time request a forensic examination of T.
The forensic examination results showed that T.'s hymen was naturally dilated, without external force and without any sexual assault. The wound in the girl's anus was caused by Trung not taking good care of his daughter, leading to infection.
During the investigation, Trung stated that the sexual assault of T. was completely untrue and that he had fabricated the incident. On August 23, based on the collected documents and evidence, Vinh City Police decided not to initiate criminal proceedings against Nguyen Thanh Trung's complaint.
During the investigation, Vinh City Police determined that Nguyen Thanh Trung had repeatedly engaged in prostitution with Ms. Tran Thi Thuy A. At that time, A. was not yet 16 years old.
On August 24, the Vinh City Police Department initiated a case, prosecuted the accused, and temporarily detained Nguyen Thanh Trung for 4 months for the crime of "Prostitution with a person under 18 years old".
