Finnish teacher gets suspended sentence for harassing children
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HELSINKI, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- A court here Friday gave a teacher a one-and-a-half-year suspended sentence for sexual harassment of children.
Most of the nine victims were his pupils, and the crimes were committed during 2013-2017, Finnish media reported.
The school gave him a warning in 2014, but did not contact the police until 2017. The headmaster of the school is facing court charges for neglecting supervision.
In Finland, the age limit of being regarded as a child in harassment cases is 16 years old.
The court said a suspended sentence was given as he had no previous convictions. The teacher has to pay the victims compensations ranging from 1,200 to 1,500 euros (about 1,357 to 1,696 U.S. dollars).
A political process is underway in Finland to raise the punishment level in sex crimes involving children. Enditem
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