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The district collector also ordered action against five female teachers of the school who tried to defend the headmaster. (Representational image)

Headmaster arrested for molesting girls in class

Twenty-three girls of Classses 6, 7 and 8 met the district collector to narrate their ordeals, the police said.

26 Apr 2018 2:30 AM

Women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Maneka Gandhi backs petition on male child sexual abuse

Gandhi, in a reply to the petition, said that a first-of-its-kind study on male survivors of child sexual abuse would be conducted.

26 Apr 2018 1:52 AM

The brutal outrage of modesty of minors across the nation has stirred a national outrage resulting in mass protests, vigils and outcries.

Child sexual abuse: 10 ways to protect children against predators

As circumstances make us aware of problems as society, we need to take steps to protect our children from abuse at hands of sexual fiends.

21 Apr 2018 1:33 PM

Rise in number of minor offenders causes concern

The shocking rape of a Class 5 girl in Nagaon last month, also had two minors in the gang of three culprits.

14 Apr 2018 12:29 AM

A member of the cabin crew operating Flight No. UK997 from Lucknow to Delhi on 24 March 2018, reported an incident of sexual harassment by a passenger. (Photo: Facebook | @AirVistara)

Zero tolerance for abuse: Air Vistara on molestation of cabin crew

Vistara also informed that it is 'fully committed to providing cooperation to all the authorities' probing the case.

28 Mar 2018 12:31 PM

The article says scenes of the crucifixion contrast the power and control of the Romans against the forced submission of their prisoner, while hinting at further sexual violence in store. (Photo: Pixabay)

Christ was victim of sexual abuse when he was stripped for crucifixion, says academic

Stripping was a deliberate action used by the Romans to humiliate and degrade those they wished to punish.

27 Mar 2018 9:50 AM

He was arrested in November 2015 after the undercover cop arrived in a Houston apartment where he found Turley’s daughter ‘unresponsive and lying naked under a blanket’. (Representational Image)

Father who tried to sell 4-yr-old for sex on Craigslist gets 60 yrs in prison

He told the client he charged USD 1000 for two hours and assured him that he would slip his daughter medication before the encounter.

25 Mar 2018 11:54 AM

A 6-year-old girl has claimed that she was sexually assaulted by a boy at her school in Linconshire. (Representational Image)

Scarred for life: 6-yr-old sexually abused in Lincolnshire school

The girl gave details of the assault to a medic and claimed that she was attacked while she was distracted by her friend.

24 Mar 2018 3:45 PM

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can include witnessing parents fight or suffering from sexual, physical, mental abuse. (Photo: Pixabay)

Childhood `toxic stress’ leads to parenting challenges later on

One reason may be that mothers who experience more adversity in childhood have more health risks during pregnancy.

22 Mar 2018 3:04 PM

The JNU professor resigned from two administrative posts -- the director of the Human Resources Development Centre and the director of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell -- on 'moral grounds'. (Photo: File)

Varsity guarding prof accused of sexual harassment: JNU Students' Union

The JNU Students' Union on Sunday approached the Delhi Commission for Women seeking its intervention in the case.

18 Mar 2018 6:11 PM

The emotional and sexual abuse that some children endure can lead them to commit crimes later in life. (Photo: Pixabay )

Educational success curbs effects of child abuse: study

Successful school experiences kept teens from both committing crimes and having antisocial behaviours.

16 Mar 2018 1:25 PM

A group of nine students have been protesting against the professor for the past days in the campus. (Photo: File)

FIR filed against JNU professor for ‘sexually abusing’ female students

The professor has been identified as Atul Johri, who teaches life science at the university.

16 Mar 2018 11:01 AM

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report that the 62 allegations against personnel in 10 peacekeeping missions and one political mission were a drop from the 104 claims reported in 2016. (Photo: File)

138 sex abuse allegations against UN peacekeeping missions in 2017

Guterres has vowed to toughen the UN response to allegations of misbehaviour by peacekeepers and UN personnel.

14 Mar 2018 12:39 PM

Leggy and heavily made-up models still adorn the stands at the Geneva show, though there seems to be a bit show than previous years. (Photo: Pixabay)

In #MeToo era, some question need for 'car girls' at shows

There are still women draped on cars as we walk around the show. (Photo: Pixabay)

08 Mar 2018 3:52 PM

The UN recalled a peacekeeping police unit after some members engaged in “transactional sex” with women living in a protection camp. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bleak Women’s Day in South Sudan, where #MeToo has no impact

Rights groups are pushing campaigns like #MeToo and #HerToo to go further than spreading awareness and to focus on advocacy and action.

07 Mar 2018 5:50 PM

When boys were depicted in the abuse, it was more likely to be severe. (Photo: Pixabay)

More boys suffer online sex abuse than thought: study

The report added that the younger the child, whether a boy or a girl, the "abuse was more likely to be severe".

07 Mar 2018 12:10 PM

Gregory Seerden’s public defender has stated that the Navy SEAL himself had been abused as a child and has cited injuries and trauma during service as possible reasons for his instability. (Representational Image)

Serial sex offender: US Navy SEAL abused woman, minors in family, filmed it

Gregory Kyle Seerden, 32, an honoured navy SEAL who served in Iraq and Afghanistan will spend 27 years in prison.

19 Feb 2018 1:35 PM

According to the data, a total of 112 cases were decided upon where the accused were convicted. (Photo: AFP)

17,862 kids abused in Pakistan since 2013

The federal agency partnered with a non-profit organisation called Sahil, which works on children rights and their protection against sexual abuse.

15 Feb 2018 2:14 AM

Couple has been remanded in custody in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) and, if convicted, face up to 20 years in jail.

Russian couple regularly raped daughter, says better us than ‘some maniac' on being caught

Married couple - both 34 - are accused of paedophilia after turning their child into a 'sex slave', law enforcement sources say.

18 Jan 2018 12:57 PM

Deneuve denounced the #MeToo movement and its French equivalent, #Balancetonporc (Call out your pig), in a letter. (Photo: AP)

Catherine Deneuve defends men's right to 'seduce', denounces #MeToo campaign

Actress decried movement saying it unfairly punishes men for flirting ‘insistently or clumsily’ with members of the opposite sex.

11 Jan 2018 11:33 AM

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