Single Student Identified in Reported Inappropriate Touching at Arequipa Military Boarding School

Overview

• Authorities say the episode occurred inside the Colegio Militar Francisco Bolognesi dormitory on May 26 during pre‑shower play when a student’s towel was removed and one peer is now accused of inappropriate touching.
• The school activated Protocolo N.°4 through the SíseVe platform, a police report was filed, and the Ministerio Público is leading an investigation that includes a camera Gesell interview of the minor.
• As an immediate measure the institution separated eight students linked to the episode, two requested transfers and six remain subject to military disciplinary procedures.
• Reports conflict over medical care and the scale of the incident, with early accounts saying multiple attackers and private‑clinic treatment and later statements narrowing responsibility to a single alleged aggressor and saying the victim did not require private clinical care.
• Regional education authorities and UGEL Sur are reviewing possible administrative sanctions and are probing whether adult supervisors or military staff failed in their duty to protect boarders, a key issue because internados place minors under continuous institutional care.