Child Sex Abuse

Parents arrested for ‘sexually abusing’ 2-yr-old girl who died in hospital

Nine days after her death, on September 29, a well-known social activist Vanramchhuangi aka Ruatfela Nu filed a police complaint accusing the child's parents as prime suspects and demanded their immediate arrest

30 years jail term to a man who raped his minor step-daughter in Kerala

The court convicted the accused on the basis of the victim's testimony as well as the statement given by her younger sister who witnessed the assault

Police officials in India using US based system for nabbing child sex offenders and trace victims

The NCMEC's tipline reports are very helpful as police and law enforcement agencies are getting successes in dealing with cases of child pornography and child sexual abuse, a home ministry official said.

Pakistan: 60% minor rape victims preyed upon by fathers, cousins; boys abused more in 6-15 age group, say studies

Inter- and intra-familial sexual abuse, perpetrated most commonly against very young children, particularly minor girls, under the age of 16, by someone who holds a position of authority and is trusted by the child is called ‘incestuous rape’

Rituparna Chatterjee discusses her memoir The Water Phoenix, the complexities of child sex abuse, and healing

Chatterjee's The Water Phoenix is a disarmingly honest memoir, empathetic and nuanced in its telling, providing a space for the reader to reflect and grieve along with the writer.

COVID-19 positive teen sexually assaulted at Delhi's Chhatarpur care centre; two held

The 19-year-old man, who allegedly sexually assaulted the 14-year-old girl, was arrested along with one of his associates, the police said

As Hyderabad rape, murder case triggers calls for harsher penalties, how political posturing prevents death penalty for rapist-killers

Amid calls for the death penalty for rapists, in the aftermath of the rape and murder of a Hyderabad veterinarian, this ringside view proves how political posturing can contrast with reality, with politicians themselves protecting the rapist-killer by permitting inordinate delays and presidential pardons.

Amid outrage over Hyderabad rape and murder case, a look at why politicians protect rapist-killers

Crimes that shock the nation are now a daily reality. This has also lead to further breakdown in law and order, more so since punishment by theory of deterrence to mark public abhorrence is not being applied.

Parliament approves POCSO (Amendment) Bill for stricter punishments, including death penalty, for child sex abuse

Cutting across party lines, members supported amendments to POCSO Act though some demanded that Bill be referred to the Standing Committee or Select Committee as it makes certain offences punishable with death.

POCSO Amendment bill introduced in Rajya Sabha, contains provisions for stricter punishment, including death penalty

Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani introduced the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2019 in the Rajya, that seeks to amend the existing law of 2012.