United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic have been accused of sexually abusing street children in the capital Bangui. U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the allegations are under investigation.

Stéphane Dujarric: “Medical care and assistance is now being provided to the alleged victims. If the allegations are substantiated, this would constitute a grave violation of U.N. principles and the code of conduct for U.N. peacekeepers. The member states would be requested to take swift and appropriate punitive action.”

The news comes after an internal U.N. report surfaced in April detailing the alleged sexual abuse of children by French and African troops in the Central African Republic. The report was leaked to French prosecutors by a U.N. whistleblower who was suspended, making him the only person so far to be punished over the allegations.