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UNCLE ACCUSES VILLAGE MAYOR OF RAPING 14 YEAR-OLD NIECE
hetq
15:10, February 27, 2012
Azat Ghukasyan is the mayor of the Syunik village of Hartashen. He
also teaches physical education at the local school.
Some students claim that four days ago Ghukasyan instructed 14 year-old
Karine (the girl's name has been changed) to follow him to the gym. The
teacher had just admonished two students for "rough behaviour".
Gagik, the girl's uncle, says that this isn't the first time that the
teacher has singled Karine out and led her away. Karine is mentally
challenged.
"One of the girl students followed them and peaked through the key
hole." Gagik says.
He continues that the girl ran for help when she saw what was
happening. Some teachers ran to the gym but were too afraid to open
the door.
The uncle says that the students refused to go back to class when
they saw the state Karine was in. They went outside and began to chant
"Justice".
Gagik says that Ghukasyan had raped the girl. The uncle says Karine
remains quite agitated.
"All she can say is, 'Azat will come and kill me.' What she means is
that Azat told her to keep her mouth shut or else," says Gagik.
The uncle says he learnt of what happened two days after the incident.
"I went to see school Principal Siroun Lazarian. I was told she
had gone to Goris so I approached one of the teaching specialists,
Alvard Hayrapetyan. She filled me in. The other teachers told me they
knew what had happened but thought it best to let the incident pass."
Gagik says they called the police who came and took Karine and the girl
who had followed her in for questioning. The police also interrogated
one of the teachers.
When Hetq contacted the police, all they could say was that a criminal
investigation had been launched as to whether immoral acts had been
committed against a minor.
Gagik says that the village mayor/teacher admitted himself into the
hospital for two days and that he fled to Yerevan afterwards.
Hetq has learnt that this isn't the first time that Azat Ghukasyan
has been implicated in such a case.
Local gossip in the village says that Ghukasyan was dismissed from
the job of school principal in the past for sexual misconduct with
female students.
hetq
15:10, February 27, 2012
Azat Ghukasyan is the mayor of the Syunik village of Hartashen. He
also teaches physical education at the local school.
Some students claim that four days ago Ghukasyan instructed 14 year-old
Karine (the girl's name has been changed) to follow him to the gym. The
teacher had just admonished two students for "rough behaviour".
Gagik, the girl's uncle, says that this isn't the first time that the
teacher has singled Karine out and led her away. Karine is mentally
challenged.
"One of the girl students followed them and peaked through the key
hole." Gagik says.
He continues that the girl ran for help when she saw what was
happening. Some teachers ran to the gym but were too afraid to open
the door.
The uncle says that the students refused to go back to class when
they saw the state Karine was in. They went outside and began to chant
"Justice".
Gagik says that Ghukasyan had raped the girl. The uncle says Karine
remains quite agitated.
"All she can say is, 'Azat will come and kill me.' What she means is
that Azat told her to keep her mouth shut or else," says Gagik.
The uncle says he learnt of what happened two days after the incident.
"I went to see school Principal Siroun Lazarian. I was told she
had gone to Goris so I approached one of the teaching specialists,
Alvard Hayrapetyan. She filled me in. The other teachers told me they
knew what had happened but thought it best to let the incident pass."
Gagik says they called the police who came and took Karine and the girl
who had followed her in for questioning. The police also interrogated
one of the teachers.
When Hetq contacted the police, all they could say was that a criminal
investigation had been launched as to whether immoral acts had been
committed against a minor.
Gagik says that the village mayor/teacher admitted himself into the
hospital for two days and that he fled to Yerevan afterwards.
Hetq has learnt that this isn't the first time that Azat Ghukasyan
has been implicated in such a case.
Local gossip in the village says that Ghukasyan was dismissed from
the job of school principal in the past for sexual misconduct with
female students.