Firefighters combating a small blaze caused by a malfunctioning heating unit in an elite public school in southwestern Moscow uncovered a stash of pornographic materials in the director’s office, RIA-Novosti reported Monday.
The materials, mostly gay porn videos and dildos, were stored in a hidden room accessible only by the 59-year-old director, Yury Zavalsky, Lifenews.ru reported.
But Zavalsky said the items belonged to his nephew. He did not say why they had been stored in the school.
Police have opened an inquiry, and children’s ombudsmen Pavel Astakhov promised to seek the director’s dismissal even if he proved that he did not own the items. The fire occurred Saturday.
(MT)
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