No more delays. We must get tough on child abuse
Dealing with it requires the mobilisation of many civil society groups, government departments and tougher penalties Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras More and more people...
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New Zealand child abuse inquiry finds 256,000 harmed in state and faith-based care
Up to a quarter of a million children, young people and vulnerable adults were physically and sexually abused in New Zealand’s faith-based and state care institutions...
Arrest after man suspected of grooming a minor online
Nicosia police have arrested a man for attempting to solicit children and sending them indecent and vile messages. The 54-year-old was arrested after police received...
Supreme court raises one sentence for child abuse, cuts another
The supreme court has raised to three years a 10-month jail sentence for sexual abuse of a child, but it cut another from seven to...
Police have investigated 181 cases of potential child abuse this year
Police on Wednesday said it had investigated 181 complaints concerning the treatment of 206 children so far this year. In a written statement on the...
Police officer, wife held for alleged sexual abuse of child (updated)
A Limassol police officer and his wife were remanded in custody for four days on Thursday as police investigate allegations they had sexually abused a...
Child abuser jailed for 3.5 years
A 42-year-old man was jailed for 3.5 years on Thursday by the Nicosia criminal court after pleading guilty to child grooming and child sexual abuse....
Trial of parents of abused child moved to July 30
The lawyer of the parents of the 19-month-old who are accused of abusing him, on Wednesday asked the court for time to study the charges...
Police confirm 33 cases of child abuse in the last two months
Police confirmed on Wednesday that 33 cases of child abuse were recorded from May 1 to June 29, an astonishingly high number that is worrying...
Parents, accused of abuse, allowed to see child one hour a week
The parents set to stand trial for the abuse of their 19-month-old son have been granted permission to see their child once a week, following...
Parents of abused child forbidden from seeing him
A couple from Limassol accused of abusing their 19-month-old son have been forbidden from seeing their child pending court proceedings against them for exposing a...
Numerous reports had been made about abuse of hospitalised toddler (Updated)
Authorities were in the spotlight again on Wednesday after it emerged that both the police and welfare services were informed several times over the abuse...
Couple arrested after child shows signs of abuse (update 2)
Limassol police on Tuesday arrested a couple in connection with child abuse and neglect after a welfare officer noticed abrasions and bruises on their 19-month-old...
Man who raped ex partner’s child from the age of 6 to 10 is jailed for 27 years
A 48-year-old man was sentenced on Friday to 27 years in prison by the Nicosia criminal court after being found guilty of the sexual abuse...
More restrictions to be placed on released child-sex offenders
CONVICTED child-sex offenders will be more strictly supervised after their release from prison, according to a draft legislative amendment prepared by the House legal affairs...
Arrest after man gets naked videos of kids using fake ID online
A 28-year-old man has been arrested as part of an investigation into the sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography and using a false...
‘Everything will come to light’ says ombudswoman of probe into teen’s suicide
The ombudswoman’s office will prioritise its independent investigation into last week’s suicide of a 15-year-old boy, ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottidis said on Thursday. She said she...
Released child molester fined after tormenting victim’s family
A man convicted of sexually abusing a minor, who was released early from prison in September last year by presidential pardon continues to torment the...
Support centre for adult victims of child abuse approved
The cabinet on Wednesday gave the green light to open a centre offering support to adults who were victims of sexual abuse or exploitation as...
Father of baby doctors thought was abused, is released without charge
The man arrested in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of his five-month-old daughter was released on Monday without being charged. The arrested man was...