DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Recent reports on the accusations against an English professor for the rape of a 13-year old at a rural school in La Siria, Quisqueya municipality in San Pedro de Macoris continue to make headlines. The investigators have ascertained that the child and professor had maintained the relationship for about a year and this was well known and allowed until the case made the news. The authorities removed the school director and all the staff from the school as the investigations unfold now under the guidance of the Ministry of Education echelons. The school was ordered to close physically with virtual learning for a week after the incident came into the open. The school reopened with new professors and staff on Monday, 25 November 2024.

The Permanent Attention Services Office of San Pedro de Macorís has postponed until Monday, 2 December 2024, the first hearing to determine the...