An American teacher at a French school in Shanghai has been arrested on suspicions of child molestation, the local procuratorate announced Thursday.
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The Pudong New Area People's Procuratorate approved the arrest on charges of child molestation.
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David McMahon, a 32-year-old man from the United States, was detained on May 13 after police received a report from a French student and her parents on May 12 claiming that the man molested the student several times, according to the municipal public security bureau.
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McMahon is suspected of molesting six children aged six to ten. They include five French children and one Italian, according to police.
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Shanghai police asked the Pudong New Area People's Procuratorate to approve the arrest on June 7.