One of the victims: Anasta Siya
A 55-year-old painting teacher in Vinnica, Ukraine was arrested for molesting a minor girl. He held a painting class in his apartment for ten years and molested students who came to take private painting classes.
Anasta Siya is one of the victims and she talked about her experience many years later. She wrote a letter to the police and wanted to testify.
When I was 14, I dreamed of pursuing a career related to design, so my mother and I started looking for a painting teacher. Let's come to him together and he talks for a long time about how he loves his job and his children. He gave me 10 free courses so I could get used to it and see if it was right for me.
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The girl said that this man looked gentle and friendly, always praised her and often stroked her back. In one of the lessons, when Anastasia was sick and had a headache, he took her to bed and tried to feed her medicine.
He carried me into the room and asked me to wait for him. I remember I had medicine, and when he came, I was already holding it in my hand. He was surprised, but said nothing, just advised me to lie down and take a rest. Then I was lucky.
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The girl recalled that he wrote a lot of small notes for her.
I feel uncomfortable with this, but I can't tell my parents because I'm very afraid that my parents will scold me. I decided I had to stay away from him, and I told my parents what I thought, and my mother bought me a cookie and asked me to finish my last class.
The girl said that the teacher almost kept holding her and refused to let her leave the apartment. When she reached the door, he pressed her against the wall to start kissing.
Afterwards, I don't remember how long I brushed my teeth. He texted my mother again and asked me how long it would take to go back to class. This story is not even about trust in parents, but about the lack of sex education and trust in the institution, understanding the possibility of contacting police or other service agencies at any age.
The girl stressed that calling the police to the police or anti-violence department should be normalized in society. Minors should have this awareness of calling the police and realize that there is a wider system that can provide protection than the family.
I told my mother about this in detail for the first time. I still feel scared and ashamed. But now I plan to testify.
10 free courses are ideal for poor families like me. For him, it was a perfect disguise.
When the public security department searched the man's apartment, they found photos and videos of naked and semi-naked children, manuscripts with sexual content and explanatory materials that caused physical pain and bullying to the children.
found photos and violent videos on the man's phone and computer, and he deleted them to prevent exposure and punishment.
At present, the pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings is still continuing, and he may face up to 12 years in prison.
Comment: Parents should not be afraid of sex. They should do a good job in sex education and safety education for their children from an early age, establish good communication with their children, and promptly discover and solve some problems in their children's growth. People who have close contact with their children must know the truth.