BEIJING: An American teacher at a top French school in Shanghai has been detained on suspicion of child molestation, local police said, confirming reports from school officials and parents.

"On May 13, (the man) was detained by the police in accordance with the law for the alleged crime of child molestation," the city's public security bureau said late Thursday on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter.

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