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16 Jan 2022

Pandemic spiked online child sexual abused,says Report

Self-generated child sexual abuse content rose by 168% in 2021 Three-fold increase in content showing the abuse of children aged between seven and 10 years old

19 Jan 2021

Kerala shocker! Minor rape survivor says she was sexually abused by 38 men

A minor rape survivor has said that she was sexually abused by 38 men The minor girl had been sexually abused in 2016 when she was 13 and then a year later

Central Bureau of Investigation

22 Dec 2020

CBI arrests man 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. The 35-year-old accused was produced before a competent court in Srinagar on Tuesday.

Child sexual abuse

17 Nov 2020

CBI arrests junior engineer of UP Irrigation dept for sexual abuse of 50 minor

The CBI conducted searches at the residence of the accused and recovered cash, mobile phones, laptops, web-camera and other electronic storage devices The accused allegedly used these electronic items and gadgets to lure children in the age group of 5-16 years The scrutiny of the emails of the accused revealed that he was allegedly in constant touch with several individuals for sharing child sexual abuse material

22 Sep 2020

Child sexual abuse cases reported since March cross 13,000: Centre

Union Minister of Women and Child Development said that the child sexual abuse cases reported from March 2020 onwards on various platforms has crossed 13,000. The data is of the crimes from March 1 to September 18. “Police” and “Public Order” are state subjects as per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.

15 Nov 2019

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.

Ayushmann Khurrana

22 Oct 2019

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.

Manchester City

13 Mar 2019

Manchester City launch 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.

26 Feb 2019

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.

26 Feb 2019

Top Vatican cleric Cardinal Pell found guilty of abusing two choir boys 22 yrs

Pell becomes the most senior Catholic clergyman worldwide to be convicted for child sex offences.

Child sexual abuse

31 Aug 2018

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.

Child sexual assault

28 Aug 2018

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.

Child sexual abuse

16 Aug 2018

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.

Delhi school rape case

10 Aug 2018

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.

Child sexual abuse

10 Aug 2018

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.

25 Jul 2018

Former first-class cricketer Harley James booked for keeping child abuse image

Harley James has represented Canterbury for five first-class matches from 1997-2001 and is also a known figure in the local church.

18 Jul 2018

Chennai minor rape: 18 rape accused thrashed in public, lawyers refuse to case

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.

crimes against women

08 May 2018

Rapes have nothing to do with a woman's clothes: Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Elderly women and children who are raped are not 'asking for it' either.

30 Apr 2018

13-year-old girl stripped, molested, filmed in Bihar's Jehanabad; 3 arrested

She was molested by a group of seven men.

28 Jan 2018

Time to audit performance and efficacy of POCSO Act

The NCRB says that the number of child abuse cases registered under POCSO Act went up from 8,904 in the year 2014 to 14,913 in 2015.

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