Prodromou says state committed to eradicating sexual abuse of minors
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Thursday said the government was fully committed to eradicate sexual abuse of children, as well as child pornography in Cyprus....
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Man found guilty of sexually abusing two underage sisters
A 31-year-old man who was found guilty of sexually abusing two of the three underage daughters of his partner received a five-year jail sentence on...
Three-year action plan approved to tackle child sexual abuse
The council of ministers has approved a three-year plan to tackle and prevent child sexual abuse and harassment as parents called for measures following complaints...
Police confirm they’re investigating mother for child sexual abuse
Police on Thursday confirmed they are investigating a mother and her partner accused of sexually abusing and exploiting three of her daughters, but said it...
Mother and partner accused of sexually abusing her children
A mother and her partner have been accused of sexually abusing and exploiting three of her daughters and are facing 17 charges, local media reported...
State appeals child sex abuse sentence as inadequate
The state has appealed as insufficient a seven-year prison sentence for a 73-year-old man who had been convicted of sexually abusing his underage grandchildren, the...
Man arrested for raping a minor
A 39-year-old man who arrived in the country early on Wednesday was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting an underage girl 15 years ago. The...
Pervert jailed for 14 years for abusing four underage girls
The Larnaca criminal court has jailed a 46-year-old man for 14 years for sexually abusing four underage girls between 2014 and 2017, it was announced...
Supreme court increases man’s sentence for child sexual assault
The supreme court on Monday increased a 46-year-old man’s prison sentence from four to seven years, after judging the original sentence for sexual assault was...
Urgent need for national strategy for sexually abused children
Cyprus saw 368 recorded cases of sexual harassment against children in two years yet less than 11 per cent proceeded to court according to data...
Man jailed for sexually abusing daughter (updated)
A 59-year-old man was sentenced to six years in jail in Larnaca on Friday after he was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child....
Jail for child abuser in Paphos
The Paphos Criminal Court on Friday sentenced a 60-year-old man to 3.5 years in prison after being found guilty of child sexual abuse. The man...
Ten years jail for child abuser
A 42-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to ten years in jail on Monday after he was found guilty by the Limassol criminal court of sexually abusing...
Two imprisoned for separate cases of sexual assault of minor (updated)
The Limassol district court on Tuesday imposed a two-year prison sentence on a 75-year-old man who was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor. The...
Former Vatican treasurer Pell jailed for 6 years for sexual attack on boys
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE, March 13 (Reuters) – Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in jail on Wednesday for sexually...
French cardinal convicted of failing to act on sex abuse allegations
A French court convicted the Roman Catholic archbishop of Lyon on Thursday of failing to act on historic allegations of sexual abuse of boy scouts...
Vatican treasurer convicted of sexually abusing 13-year-old boys
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty on five charges of child sexual abuse committed...
Grandfather acquitted of molestation after court finds ‘unfair trial’
THE supreme court on Thursday overturned a guilty verdict passed on a 72-year-old who had been previously sentenced to seven years in jail for sexually...
Three years and counting for suspected predator to go on trial
By Evie Andreou Children’s Rights Commissioner, Leda Koursoumba, slammed authorities on Friday for the delay in the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing...
One in four children experience some form of sexual abuse in Cyprus
Surveys in Cyprus show that one in four children experience some kind of sexual abuse at some stage of their lives, according the Voice Council,...