Mexico Investigates 6th-Graders' Sex Video

Authorities in Mexico's Gulf coast state of Campeche said yesterday they are investigating a tape depicting sixth-graders filming themselves having sex inside their school. State Education Department spokesman Omar Kantun said the video was apparently made in an empty classroom during recess in late April. "It is real, the case is real, the video exists," Kantun said. "The Education Department is very concerned."

He said an investigation is being conducted to determine whether any adults were involved. Kantun said the teacher who uses the classroom did not appear to have been present when the video was made, and that no disciplinary action has yet been taken. The incident occurred at a grade school in the town of Calkini, which is in a relatively conservative and heavily Indian area. Three boys are seen on the video engaging in oral and anal sex recorded on a cellphone by a fourth person, apparently another student. The mother of one of the boys saw the video on the Internet and notified authorities, Kantun said. He said the video had since been taken down. (More Mexico stories.)