A 37-year-old coach from a sports club in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district has been arrested for allegations of sexual crimes against a minor with special needs.
Officers from the migration police, in collaboration with investigators, uncovered a man who was previously a professional athlete and founder of a sports organization.
According to the investigation, he conducted individual training sessions with the girl, during which he engaged in lewd acts, exploiting her vulnerable condition.
The perpetrator was apprehended during another attempt to commit the crime under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.
Investigators have charged him under Part 4 of Article 153 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – sexual violence against a person under the age of fourteen, regardless of consent.
For his actions, he faces up to ten years in prison, and the court has chosen to remand him into custody.