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Mar 08, 2023, 10:48 AM IST
Pandemic spiked online child sexual abuse, criminals targeting younger children: Report
The experts note that the cyber criminals are on the lookout to find and manipulate children into recording their own sexual abuse on camera, and then share the footage on the open Internet.
Kerala shocker! Minor rape survivor says she was sexually abused by 38 men
The teenager's ordeal came to light during a counselling session at a Nirbhaya Centre in Malappuram recently, Kerala police said. The minor girl had been sexually abused in 2016 when she was 13 and then a year later. After the second incident, she was sent to the Child Home and allowed to go with her mother and brother about a year ago. The girl was missing for sometime after she was released from Child Home.
Jan 19, 2021, 12:20 PM IST
CBI arrests Kashmir resident for online child sexual abuse racket targeting US-based minors
The CBI has booked the accused under section 14 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and section 67 B of the Information Technology Act.
Dec 22, 2020, 23:18 PM IST
CBI arrests Junior Engineer of UP Irrigation dept for sexual abuse of 50 minors
Apart from the physical abuse of these children, the accused allegedly recorded their acts using their mobile phones, laptops, and other electronic devices.
Nov 17, 2020, 19:22 PM IST
Child sexual abuse cases reported on various platforms since March cross 13,000: Centre
As reported by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), information of 420 cases of child sexual abuse has been received by NCPCR from March 1 till August 31 via online portals, helplines and other media.
Sep 22, 2020, 17:14 PM IST
CBI sets up unit to prevent online child sexual abuse
"The rapid growth of the internet has created a new dimension, wherein sexual exploitation of children can multiply if remained unchecked," said the CBI in an official statement. The investigation of such offences will come under provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Information Technology Act 2000.
Nov 15, 2019, 16:04 PM IST
Ayushmann Khurrana joins fight against child sexual abuse
The "Article 15" actor has been roped in by UNICEF for Ministry of Women and Child Development's key initiative - the POCSO Act.
Oct 22, 2019, 11:48 AM IST
Manchester City launch a scheme to compensate child sexual abuse victims
The scheme applies to victims of City's former youth coach, Barry Bennell, who was jailed in 2018 for 30 years on multiple counts of child sexual abuse.
Mar 12, 2019, 14:09 PM IST
Cardinal Pell: Dramatic fall from grace for Vatican treasurer
Pell is the most senior Roman Catholic official to be convicted of sexual offences, bringing a rolling abuse scandal that has dogged the church worldwide for three decades to the heart of both the Vatican and Australian civic life.
Feb 26, 2019, 06:34 AM IST
Top Vatican cleric Cardinal Pell found guilty of abusing two choir boys 22 years ago
Pell becomes the most senior Catholic clergyman worldwide to be convicted for child sex offences.
Feb 26, 2019, 06:29 AM IST
Child sexual abuse cases surge in Pakistan this year: report
The 'Cruel Numbers Report' having data from January to June 2018 has been compiled the NGO Sahil based on the news stories in the main newspapers all over Pakistan.
Aug 31, 2018, 16:51 PM IST
Delhi school van driver sexually assaults 6-year-old, arrested
A six-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a school van driver in Delhi's Palam Village.
Aug 28, 2018, 12:11 PM IST
Either support victims or paedophiles: Widespread child sexual abuse by US clergy fuels reform assault laws
A grand jury found that 301 priests had sexually abused about 1,000 children over the past 70 years in Pennsylvania.
Aug 16, 2018, 06:52 AM IST
Delhi school rape case: How did rapist enter premises, question angry parents
A Class 2 student was allegedly raped by an electrician inside the institute premises.
Aug 10, 2018, 14:03 PM IST
Class 2 student allegedly raped by electrician inside Delhi school
The incident took place in a government school in central Delhi's Gole Market area.
Aug 10, 2018, 11:05 AM IST
Former New Zealand first-class cricketer Harley James booked for keeping child abuse images
Harley James has represented Canterbury for five first-class matches from 1997-2001 and is also a known figure in the local church.
Jul 25, 2018, 17:24 PM IST
Chennai 11-year-old rape case: 18 accused thrashed in public, lawyers refuse to defend alleged rapists
The accused persons involve security men, lift operator, plumbers and water suppliers who worked in the apartment where the minor victim lived with her parents.
Jul 18, 2018, 08:08 AM IST
Rapes have nothing to do with a woman's clothes: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Elderly women and children who are raped are not 'asking for it' either.
May 08, 2018, 08:09 AM IST
13-year-old girl stripped, molested, filmed in Bihar's Jehanabad; 3 arrested
She was molested by a group of seven men.
Apr 30, 2018, 12:49 PM IST
