Mcast sexual misconduct claims probed by police

The police are investigating allegations of sexual misconduct at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology.

An internal inquiry is also under way on the same claims and regarding others of an administrative nature. The allegations are about lecturers in a programme at the college for students with learning difficulties. It is not clear if the students may also have been involved.

Mcast sources said that a number of lecturers had been interrogated by the police.

The Sunday Times of Malta is informed that the misconduct is claimed to have occurred before the last general election in 2017.

Following complaints filed by the parents of students, an internal report was drawn up by the college and passed on to the then administrators and to the Education Ministry.

However, a formal inquiry was only opened a month ago and an official report submitted to the police at the same time, after new claims were made by a senior member of the college’s administration following changes at the top echelons of Mcast.

Last June, college president Silvio De Bono was replaced by Frank Schembri, while principal Stephen Cachia was replaced by James Calleja, a former permanent secretary at the...