On March 3, 2025, a trial took place at the Yakkasaray District Court in Tashkent city concerning a case of sexual harassment against a 9-year-old girl. Darakchi.uz studied the court document.
According to the document, 24-year-old D.M. described the physique of a 9-year-old girl, held her by the shoulders, stroked her, held her hands, hugged her, and committed sexual harassment at 13:30 on February 16, 2025, in a painting circle school located in the Yakkasaray district of Tashkent city.
During the court session, the perpetrator D.M. fully admitted his guilt, stating that he was a teacher at the painting circle school and the girl was his student. He emphasized that he hugged her because she had completed the tasks and shown good results. The man expressed regret for his actions, assured that such an incident would not be repeated, and asked the court for leniency.
At the court hearing, according to the statement of the victim's legal representative, T.B., on February 16, when her daughter came home, she told her that her teacher D.M. had sexually harassed her by hugging her during the lesson. Thereafter, T.B. called the "102" trust phone number, asking for legal action against D.M. and filed a complaint.
The court found D.M. guilty of committing an offense envisaged by Part 1 of Article 41−1 (Sexual Harassment) of the Code of Administrative Responsibility. He was sentenced to 5 (five) days of administrative detention.
