Förskoleanställd arrested for sex crimes against children.

Lundnovember 28, 2016 22:34

an employee at A nursery in the municipality of Lund has been arrested on suspicion of sexual offences against children. The crime must have occurred at the preschool.

Förskolebarnens parents were on Monday called to a meeting.

According to a person who was in the meeting, and that Sydsvenskan talked to, participated during the evening förskolechefen, skolområdeschefen, police investigators and staff from the organization Barnahus.

“We got word that an employee at the nursery was suspected of a crime and taken out of service,” says The informant.

” We did not know whether a man or a woman, but the employee is in custody, on probable cause suspected of sexual offences against children in a case.

The notified offence has occurred outside of the workplace and working hours. Police investigators responded to a direct question that there is some suspicion that the person shall have committed a criminal offence in the workplace.

– Someone wondered if there was a background check when the person was hired, says The informant.

” we got no direct answers, however, it was said that pre-school nowadays do background checks on employment. According to police investigators have the suspected person has not previously been the subject of similar suspicions.

Nothing was said about how the suspicion has arisen, the confidentiality of preliminary investigation proceedings apply. The crime shall have been committed recently and the investigation has just started.

A new meeting with the parents is called for in January. Staff from the Barnahusen will in a couple of days to be at the nursery to answer questions.

Sydsvenskan searched, without success, the police investigators during the evening. Förskolechefen did not want to comment, but referred to the dean of school Mats Jönsson.

“We do not yet know so much, but communicate what we know,” he said. We got information about this from the police for just over a week ago and immediately shut down by the employees. This is suspicion, but they should be taken very seriously.

According to Mats Jönsson held häktningsförhandlingar Thursday against the employee who has been working in Lund for a number of years. Förskoleteamet with psychologists and social workers will now come to be in place to provide the employees the support and calls.