A primary school teacher in Hanoi has been arrested after being accused of sexually abusing nine third-grade pupils.  

An Thuong A Primary School

According to Nguyen Chi Luong, Chairman of An Thuong Commune, Hoai Duc District, the police received the report by the pupils' parents on April 13 and arrested the accused teacher at An Thuong A Primary School.

"According to the letter, the teacher gave sweets to several female pupils and touched them inappropriately. The case is under investigation," Luong said.

The pupils will have a health check. An Thuong Commune and Hoai Duc Commune police will investigate the case together.

Nguyen Thi Minh, the headmistress of An Thuong A Primary School, said they didn't notice any strange behaviour from the teacher at school.

According to the parents, the accused teacher got married and has two sons. They suspected that more pupils might have been abused by him.

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