A 3rd-grader of a school in one of the districts of Ferghana province was sexually assaulted by a 11th-grader of the same school, the General Prosecutor said in a statement.
The incident occurred in early September in a carriage on a land plot with unfinished construction. According to the victim, 9, he was sexually abused by a 11th grader, 16, who threatened to kill him if he tells anyone about what happened.
Examinations conducted in November confirmed the perpetrators’ involvement in the crime. The teenager pleaded guilty and is now facing the Forcible sexual assault in unnatural form against a minor aged under 14 charge. On November 26, he was placed in house arrest before the trial.
