BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A female teacher was detained Saturday on suspicion of child abuse at a Beijing kindergarten, according to local police.
Beijing police said the teacher surnamed Liu, 22, was detained on suspicion of child abuse at the RYB Education New World kindergarten in Chaoyang District.
On Wednesday, Beijing police received reports that pre-school children at the kindergarten had been abused.
Several teachers at the kindergarten were suspended from duty Thursday, pending a police investigation in the child abuse claims.
Police said they had performed forensic tests and obtained surveillance footage for the investigation.
The kindergarten has around 20 children in a bilingual class with four teachers, including one foreigner.
The case has sparked outrage online across China, and Chaoyang has launched an investigation into kindergartens across the district.
A woman, 31, has also been arrested for disrupting social disorder by spreading false information about molestation allegations, according to the police.
Founded in 1998, RYB Education is based in Beijing and listed in New York. It has more than 1,300 day care centers and nearly 500 kindergartens in 300 cities in China.
