Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding regarding the criminal harassment committed against 2 minors by 3 individuals in the town of Vedi was completed in the Department for Investigation of Crimes on Human Trafficking, against Sexual Immunity of Juveniles and Illegal Turnover of Drugs of General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee. 

As a result of large-scale procedural and evidentiary actions conducted in the course of the preliminary investigation, it was grounded that taxi driver  D.A., 64 year-old resident of Vedi town,  being aware, by virtue of his employment, of a fellow citizen's vulnerable situation arising from severe social conditions within their family, in the period from the beginning of 2025 to April, 2026, taking advantage of the helpless state of one of fellow citizen's minor daughters, persuading and threatening, subjected her to sexual exploitation by having sexual relations with her regularly. 
In addition, the accused D.A. taking advantage of the helpless state of the minor daughter of the same family, in 2026, under the pretext of taking her home from school, made her get into his car, kidnapped her, and took her to the Vedi cemetery, where he committed violent sexual acts against her.

The other accused A.Ye. , 58 year-old resident of Vedi, from his neighbor D.A.  learning about the vulnerable state of the same family, in April, 2026 waited for the minor girl on the way to school and upon meeting her, introduced himself as her father's friend and offered to take her to school in his car, after which he kidnapped her and took her to the area adjacent to the Vedi church, where, taking advantage of the minor's helpless condition, he committed sexual violence against her.

Besides, V.Ye., 39 year-old resident of Yerevan,  under the pretext of doing charity work for the same family, established a close relationship with one of the minors. In February, 2026 while visiting the family for the next time, taking advantage of the opportunity to go shopping for them, he separated with her, and during this time, taking advantage of her helpless condition, committed lecherous acts against her.

For the above-mentioned criminal acts, by the supervising prosecutor’s decision, public criminal prosecution was initiated against D.A. according to the Point 1 of the Part 2 of the Article 189, the Point 3 of the Part 2 of the Article 191 and the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 298 of RA Criminal Code, against A.Ye. - according to the Point 3 of the Part 2 of the Article 191, the Point 3 of the Part 2 of the Article 44-191, and the Point 4 of the Part 2 of the Article 198 of RA Criminal Code, and against V.Ye. - according to the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 201 of RA Criminal Code. 

Detention was applied as a pretrial measure against them.

The criminal proceeding with the bill of indictment was referred to the supervising prosecutor.