5 cases of rape of children aged 4 to 16 years have been established - Prosecutor General
According to him, at least five cases of rape of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of children aged 4 to 16 years have been established within the limits of criminal proceedings. Andriy Kostin noted that such military crimes were committed in the occupied territories much more. In order to find out the circumstances, investigators and psychologists have to work with children in special "green rooms".
"Five children aged 4 to 16 years of age who have been victims of this category of war crimes have been established. We work with children with the direct involvement of a psychologist - she is beyond the visual observation They can be used as evidence in these criminal proceedings, "the Prosecutor General continued in communication with journalists. According to Kostin, the Prosecutor General's office now has several dozen proceedings related to the commission of sexual crimes.
Special management was created to investigate such cases and expanded prosecutors. Andriy Kostin added that sexual violence during the war is a specific and very sensitive area of activity, which requires some training from specialists. "Any sexual crimes are characterized by a very high level of latency, apologize for this word because it is a legal term. They are much more than known at least because many simply do not want to communicate for various reasons.
Therefore we We can only rely on the facts for which we have certain statements and for which certain testimony is given, " - summarized Kostin, commenting on investigating cases of rape of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of civilians. It is worth noting that one of the reasons for the release of the former Ombudsmenka Lyudmila Denisova was the investigation of a sexual crime.