08.05.2025 11:00
Serkan G., a 32-year-old man working at a flour factory in Mersin and also giving guitar and bağlama lessons at a music center, was arrested for the crime of sexual abuse against children. According to the allegations, Serkan G. abused the children he taught under the guise of a game called 'blindfolded taste testing.' While the suspect was brought before the court and arrested, 7 children recounted their experiences one by one.
The disgusting incident took place in the Tarsus district of Mersin. 32-year-old Serkan G., who worked at a flour factory, also gave bağlama and guitar lessons at a music center as a side job. During this time, he taught many children. A child named F.B. also attended this course. The mother left her child at the course and waited outside at a business to pick him up.
HE PLAYED A TASTE TEST GAME AND ABUSED THE CHILD
According to the news from Seyhan Avşar of Gerçek Gündem; after the mother left, the instructor Serkan G. went to the market. He bought ice cream and chocolate from the market. He told the child, "Let's play a taste test game with your eyes closed." He took the child to the kitchen and covered his eyes with a yellow cloth found at the course. First, he made the child taste the chocolate he bought from the market, then the ice cream, and later sexually abused the small child.
AFTER THE ABUSE, THE CHILD RAN TO HIS MOTHER
The child immediately distanced himself and went to his mother outside. The child who left the course told his mother what had happened. F.B.'s family went to the police station to file a complaint. Serkan G. was taken into custody.
HE DID NOT ACCEPT THE ALLEGATIONS
The perpetrator Serkan G. stated in his testimony to the Tarsus Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, "F.B. was bored. I said, 'We can play a taste test game with our eyes closed.' I tied F.B.'s eyes with a long piece of cloth. Then I made him taste the chocolate and ice cream. He knew what was happening. The ice cream had started to melt. I took F.B. to the kitchen. I wanted to prevent the music materials from getting dirty. I give chocolate and ice cream as a reward whenever my students get distracted. I do not accept the allegations," he said.
HE WAS ARRESTED
Serkan G., who was brought to court, was arrested by the Tarsus 2nd Criminal Court of Peace on April 22, 2025, for the crime of "qualified sexual abuse of a child."
7 CHILDREN TOLD THE EVENTS ONE BY ONE
Serkan G.'s arrest revealed how great the horror in the course was. After the incidents, families who spoke with their children faced a huge scandal. 7 children recounted the events one by one, while their families were shocked by what they heard.