#child sexual abuse

In 2024, a total of 142 children spoke to the specially trained investigators of the police’s child sexual abuse investigation unit, reporting they were victims or witnesses of child sexual abuse. ...

A child is sexually abused in Cyprus nearly every day and, although the number of cases is rising, it is a good sign, because it indicates that more and more ...

From the beginning of the year until October, the Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre received 330 reports of sexual violence, the organisation announced on Friday. Launching a campaign called ‘19 days ...

A 50-year-old track and field coach was on Thursday sentenced to eight years in jail for sexually abusing underage athletes. The case involved four women who came forward in 2021, reporting ...

A 25-year-old high school teacher remanded in connection of child sexual abuse is feared to have acted inappropriately against five minors, it emerged on Friday. “These are very serious charges. ...

LIV Golf League CEO Greg Norman and his wife Kirsten Norman are being sued by a family in Florida accusing them of negligence that led to an underage girl being ...

A man received a 12-year concurrent prison sentence on Friday after he was found guilty of six charges related to sexual abuse of a minor. Limassol criminal court also issued ...

Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday imposed concurrent prison sentences of more than nine years on a man accused and found guilty on all seven charges of sexual abuse of a ...

The increase in levels of sexual abuse and exploitation of children in recent years is alarming, the deputy Attorney General Savvas Angelides said on Wednesday. He was speaking at a ...

A 59-year-old man who sexually abused his girlfriend’s young son for ten years was jailed for 16 years by Limassol criminal court on Wednesday. The defendant had pleaded guilty to ...

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in jail after having been found guilty of sexually molesting his two nephews. In handing down the sentence, Nicosia criminal court noted ...

Social Welfare Minister Anastasia Anthousi on Thursday presented a three-year action plan to fight child sexual abuse and child pornography whose objective is the timely and fast identification of high-risk ...

Hope For Children received 421 reports of sexual abuse against children since the beginning of 2021, and 70 per cent in general know their abuser, according to data published on Thursday on the ...

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. Prodromou made a speech on ...

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 Monday. Nicosia criminal court sentenced ...

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 against teachers that emerged earlier ...

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 is too early to confirm ...

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 on Wednesday. Among the charges, the ...

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 Legal Service said on Friday. ...

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 man was arrested upon his arrival ...