sexual abuse
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday inaugurated a support centre for individuals who experienced abuse, calling it a milestone in promoting psychosomatic help and a pillar...
Arrest after child sexual abuse content uploaded
After evaluating a tip off from Europol, members of the police’s electronic crime unit on Sunday arrested a 56-year-old man. According to information, the man...
Attorney-general appeals 11-year sentence for sexual abuser of minors
Attorney-General Giorgos Savvides on Wednesday appealed the ‘manifestly inadequate’ 11-year prison sentence recently imposed on a man for sexually abusing two minors under the age...
Children’s support group issues SOS over preventing abuse
Hope for Children group doing a sterling job of supporting abused minors Cyprus, where at least one in four children is believed to have been...
Number of children reporting sexual abuse remains high says HFC
Despite efforts to combat it, the number of children referred for investigation of sexual abuse has remained consistently high for the past two years, with...
Supreme Court increases prison sentence of man guilty of sexual abuse
The Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously decided to increase the prison sentence of a man who was found guilty of sexual abuse from four and...
Teacher accused of sexual abuse on remand but not suspended
A secondary education teacher who has been arrested this month on suspicion of sexually abusing over a dozen students continues to hold his position at...
Children’s House has supported over 1,500 sexually abused children
More than 1,500 sexually abused children have turned to the Children’s House under the auspices of Hope for Children since 2017, it emerged on Saturday....
14 years for sexual abuse charges
A 42-year-old man was on Tuesday sentenced to 14 years in prison for multiple sexual abuse charges after a trial held behind closed doors at...
Paphos man sentenced to 13 years in jail for sexually abusing daughter
Paphos criminal court on Friday sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for sexual abuse offences. According to a statement, the court imposed concurrent...