Police say primary school headmaster confessed to raping student

Details of sexual assault allegations against the headmaster of a primary school in Huludao, Liaoning province, were revealed by Suizhong county’s publicity authority on Tuesday evening, China Central Television reported.

Local prosecutors have taken over the case and are preparing an arrest warrant for the suspect, the publicity authority quoted the county's public security bureau as saying.

On May 31, a student at the county’s Shuikou Primary School reported to the police that she was forced to have sex with the headmaster, surnamed Wang, three times between March and November last year.

On the same day, four other students approached the police to accuse the headmaster of sexual misconduct.

Wang was placed in custody and, after interrogation, confessed to raping the girl who first reported him to the police. He has been detained on criminal allegations since June 1 as investigation of the case continues.

The headmaster and the Party secretary of Zhongxin Primary School, which oversees Shuikou Primary School, have been removed from their positions for their lax supervision and failure to report the scandal.