The Peruvian government has said that it would investigate more than 500 allegations of rape and abuse leveled by hundreds of Indigenous children against their teachers. The cases date as far back as 2010 and have been reported by both boys and girls from the Awajun Indigenous group, who attended public schools in the Condorcanqui province in Peru's north. The alleged crimes were revealed last month, with the Awajun community's representatives saying that around 60% of the victims might have AIDS infection. Meanwhile, Peru's Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén equated the horrific incidents with the cultural practices of the community, which allows men to marry teenagers and children.
