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
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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
Shock and outrage over baby abuse claim
THE 22-year-old father of a five-month-old baby girl was in custody on Wednesday as authorities sought to establish allegations by the baby’s mother, 25, with
Tighter controls on sex offenders in the works, Nicolaou says
A bill to amend the existing law on the Prevention and Combating of Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography, provides for victims
Anastasiades apologises for paedophile pardon, will not repeat mistake
By Evie Andreou President, Nicos Anastasiades, apologised on Tuesday for granting indiscriminate pardons to molesters of children over 13 and gave reassurances the same mistake would
Protest against early release of paedophile (Updated)
Around 40 people of all ages gathered outside the presidential palace on Friday to protest the early release from prison earlier this month of a
Child watchdog tasked with drafting criteria for release of child molesters
The head of a child watchdog has been tasked with drafting strict criteria relating to the release of convicted child molesters from prison after one
Aussie court convicts archbishop for concealing child sex abuse
An Australian archbishop was found guilty on Tuesday of concealing child sex abuse by a priest, which Australian media said made him the most senior
Parents of dead baby remanded again
The Paphos district court on Monday remanded the parents of the three-month old baby boy who died on February 22 from head injuries for another
Court hears concerns that dead baby was abused
The parents of the three-month old baby boy who died last week from head injuries were remanded on Tuesday for six days by Paphos district
Parents of dead baby arrested
Police in Paphos on Monday arrested the parents of a three-month-old baby who died from head injuries last week after suffering a fall. The 29-year-old
More children becoming victims of ‘brutal’ online sex abuse
Children are being sexually exploited, trafficked and sold online on an unprecedented scale as technological advances enable abusers to target victims with impunity, a coalition
Stronger action needed to protect children online
Stronger action is needed to protect children from sexual exploitation online, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Stella Kyriakides said
Seven years for sexual abuse of girl aged 10
A 37-year-old man was sentenced by the Nicosia criminal court to six years in prison on Friday after being found guilty for sexually abusing his
Pervert, 72, gets seven years for abusing granddaughter aged 9
Nicosia criminal court sentenced a 72-year-old man to seven years in jail on Friday for sexually abusing his nine-year-old granddaughter. He was found guilty by
Polis man arrested on suspicion of beating his children
A 39-year-old man was arrested on Monday evening in Polis Chrysochous after his two children reported that he had beaten them up. The two boys,
Police ‘acted immediately’ on abuse claim after children’s watchdog cites violations
Police on Thursday denied that they had violated the rights of a minor child whose parents had reported a neighbour for allegedly sexually abusing her.
Man arrested for alleged child abuse
A 43-year-old man was remanded in custody for four days in Paphos on Monday on suspicion of sexually abusing his daughter, 15. The case was
Eight-day remand for mother and partner in child sex abuse case (Updated)
A Limassol court on Tuesday ordered the eight-day remand of a 32-year-old woman and her 34-year-old partner in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of
Man pleads guilty to harassing girl aged 6
A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Paphos pleaded guilty on Thursday on charges of sexually harassing a 6-year-old girl. Appearing before the Paphos criminal court, the accused