Complaints against the teacher for sexual abuse of schoolgirls "fell" during the lesson.
According to OELMEK, "the competent services immediately proceeded to investigate the complaint, against the member of the Organization, receiving a variety of testimonies from students, parents and teachers. During the investigation, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth (YPPAN) removed the colleague from her educational duties, in order to facilitate the taking of testimonies and to protect any testimony. "
"The investigation was completed in mid-November and the competent services informed the colleague in writing on November 19, 2021 about the result of the investigation," OELMEK notes in a statement.
Specifically, the letter of the Ministry of Education states the following:
"Regarding the above issue, you are informed that, according to official information from the Cyprus Police, the Legal Service of the Republic was of the opinion that no criminal offenses are being substantiated against you. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth expresses its regret for the suffering and mental pain that you have experienced all this time ".
"Unfortunately, in contrast to the period when the complaint was made, where the specific issue was the main news, the denial of the complaint was not published anywhere, a fact that leads us to the issuance of this announcement. We note that with this announcement we have no intention to judge the legal framework for the investigation of the complaint, since the Legislator had the sole purpose of giving a "voice" to the abused children. However, the result of the investigation and the opinion of the Legal Service "that there are no evidence of any criminal offenses against the colleague" forced us to proceed with the drafting and publication of this, with the sole purpose of regaining prestige and professional status and restoring it. of the colleague's dignity ", they additionally state in the announcement.
Finally, the teachers note that, "we want to dwell on the report made in the response received by the colleague that" the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth expresses its regret for the suffering and mental pain that you have experienced all this time. " . Indeed, during the investigation, the colleague suffered an unbearable mental and emotional burden which, among other things, resulted in her being treated for a serious heart problem in a private hospital in Nicosia, from which she was discharged on Wednesday, 24/11/2021, after from triple artery surgery.
As the Ministry of the Interior correctly notes, the suffering and mental anguish is unbearable for the colleague, who is generally admitted by her students, her athletes, her parents' associations, her colleagues, but also by the principals / three with whom she collaborated. during her many years of educational and coaching career, she is a model professional, educator, teacher and coach ".