Navi Mumbai shocker: Teacher held for sexual harassment of class 10 boy via video calls, text messages | Navi Mumbai News
NAVI MUMBAI: A 35-year-old woman teacher of a private school was arrested Tuesday for sexual harassment of a Class 10 boy for a year by making video calls to him and stripping during the calls, besides sending sexual messages. It follows a case in Mumbai, where a woman teacher was arrested for having sex with a student for over a year.The crime came to light after the 15-year-old boy’s mother noticed him looking at the phone through the night and checked his mobile only to find recordings of the teacher’s video calls. An FIR was filed under the Pocso Act based on a complaint from the boy’s mother Monday. A court remanded her in police custody till Wednesday.Police confiscated her phone to check her social media account. “It was found she had been indulging in similar obscene acts with 2 other students for a year. However, their parents are unwilling to lodge a complaint,” a police officer said. The accused, who teaches classes 5-7, used to take extra classes for SSC students and allegedly got in touch with the boys on Instagram.(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect his/her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
