Those convicted of violence against children will be legally prohibited from coming to schools

The Russian government introduced to the State Duma billwhich proposes to prohibit persons with a criminal record for crimes against the sexual integrity of minors from visiting children’s educational institutions and places of recreation for children.

In the explanatory (.pdf) the note to the bill clarifies that the specified category of persons will also be prohibited from visiting facilities “using open flat children’s play and children’s sports infrastructure.” The exception is when the supervised person is the child’s parent and accompanies him.

The document also states that it is difficult to establish an appropriate ban in accordance with current legislation. At the same time, the number of people with outstanding convictions for crimes against the sexual integrity of children in the first six months of 2023 remains significant – 7,435 people, the note states.

Erdni Kagaltynov