Crimes against children/minors

More kids sexually assaulted in 2025; attacks by family members against them also up: Police

The number of sexual assault cases allegedly committed by family members or relatives involving victims below 16 also increased from 184 cases in 2024 to 192 cases in 2025.

New Paris mayor pledges to prevent sexual violence in schools

Since the beginning of the year, 78 staff members have been suspended, including 31 on suspicion of sexual violence, said the Paris mayor.

Ex-teacher faces nine charges, including having sex with underage female student

On April 2, the man was handed nine charges – six counts of committing indecent acts on a minor and three counts of sexually penetrating the student.

BBC defends action in new sex abuse scandal

The BBC admitted that it was “made aware” in 2017 of the police probe and was “doing more work to understand the detail of what was known”.

South Korea will use AI to speed up responses to digital sex crimes

The push comes as digital sex crimes increasingly originate online and affect younger users.

TikTok, X warned by IMDA after failing to detect and remove child sexual abuse, terrorism content

Both X and TikTok have been issued with letters of caution, which requires them to provide regular updates on the roll-out of rectification measures.

Four family members arrested over death of eight-year-old girl in Perak, Malaysia

The girl's cause of death was found to be head and neck injuries due to blunt trauma.

French court jails mother for 25 years over newborn babies found in freezer

The bodies of two newborn babies were found in a freezer in 2022 at this house in Bedoin, France.

Afghan asylum seeker jailed for 15 years in the UK for raping 12-year-old girl

Ahmad Mulakhil was convicted on Feb 10 of two counts of raping a child under 13 in July 2025, and will be sentenced at a later date.

Jail for ex-primary school teacher who committed sex acts with former pupil in his teens

The 35-year-old woman was handed a year and 10 months’ jail after she pleaded guilty to two charges.

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