Overview
- Police say the messages, sent on December 12, 13 and 15, included audios, videos and images showing firearms and detailed the teachers’ movements near the close of the academic year on December 19.
- The intimidation sought to force academic approval, with teachers reporting demands to pass the entire fifth-year class and explicit death threats that prompted some to stop attending in-person classes.
- Investigators traced the WhatsApp account to a SIM registered to a 19-year-old student, while the other detainee is a minor, and regional education officials confirmed one of those held is 19.
- According to police, the adult later acknowledged providing his phone line and the minor admitted sending the messages, saying weapon videos were obtained from a relative.
- Six teachers filed a formal complaint that led the Brigada Especial contra el Crimen de Lima Sur to geolocate the source and detain both suspects, with the Ministerio Público directing ongoing inquiries into criminal and administrative responsibility.