#sexual abuse

The court of appeal increased to 10 years the prison sentence imposed on a father convicted of sexually abusing his underage daughter, ruling on Tuesday that the original punishment failed to ...

A total of 60 convictions in child sexual abuse cases were seen in 2025, police said on Wednesday. Each case reflects detailed investigations carried out by the unit for the management of ...

A 51-year-old man was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of up to 18 years for multiple sexual offences committed against his stepdaughter over a prolonged period on Tuesday by the Limassol ...

Women facing domestic violence or other forms of abuse can now access the new ‘Pharos’ website, which provides support and information, the Mediterranean Institute for Gender Studies announced. “The platform ...

A martial arts instructor was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of the sexual abuse of a child. The Law Office will now be ...

Justice minister Costas Fitiris confirmed that he had received a letter on Tuesday from Ioanna Photiou, widely known as Annie Alexui, requesting guidance on how to officially proceed with a ...

The Limassol district court has issued its first sentence in a case relating to the creation and spreading of AI-generated child sexual abuse content, marking the first of its kind ...

Insufficient evidence has been gathered to prosecute suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos in the case regarding the alleged domestic abuse of his wife, police representative Marina Christodoulidou said on Wednesday, ...

The court of appeal has upheld the 14-year jail sentence of a stepfather convicted of multiple sexual offences against his underage stepdaughter, which had been imposed by the Paphos criminal ...

Suspended Lefkoniko mayor, Pieris Gypsiotis, broke his silence on Tuesday after being placed on mandatory leave pending criminal investigations, alleging that his ousting was driven by political machinations. In a ...

The FBI’s New York office worked closely with Cyprus’ cybercrime unit to arrest a 53-year-old man later sentenced to 12 years in prison in the United States for online child ...

The Spanish government has ordered prosecutors to investigate social media platforms X, Meta META.O and TikTok for allegedly spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said ...

An Emirati shipping magnate whose company operates the port of Limassol has been thrust back into the spotlight on Tuesday, after a senior US lawmaker publicly linked him to a ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos and Lefkoniko mayor Pieris Gypsiotis have been placed on mandatory leave pending the outcome of criminal investigations, the interior ministry confirmed on Wednesday. The suspension, in ...

The police investigation already under way will determine whether the claims made in the Channel 4 documentary are true, Ayia Napa Mayor Christos Zannettou said, adding that authorities must crack down ...

Police have launched an official investigation into allegations of exploitation and sexual harassment of young British women in Ayia Napa, following a Channel 4 documentary and related material circulating on social ...

The attorney-general’s office on Monday told a court that it intends to investigate the alleged physical abuse committed by a Disy MP even though the alleged victim – the MP’...

A documentary episode produced by Channel 4 alleges a system of exploitation targeting young British women lured to Cyprus for so-called “working holidays”, where they face illegal employment practices, sexual harassment ...

An increasing number of minors in Cyprus are seeking help from Hope For Children, the organisation reported on Monday in an end of year statement. Hope For Children said it ...

Europol’s 2025 Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (Socta) has listed seven key types of crime that require law enforcement in Cyprus. The report identifies cyberattacks, online fraud, child sexual ...

The court of appeal on Wednesday increased a prison sentence to four years in a long-running case of child sexual abuse, stressing that delays in reporting such crimes must not ...

A proposal for the chemical castration of people convicted for the sexual abuse of children was presented on Wednesday at parliament, however the government appeared to have reservations about its ...

Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre said on Tuesday that 438 children – mostly early teens –were referred in 2024 to the Children’s House, the facility providing support to victims of sexual ...

In 2024 alone, there were 483 reports of sexual abuse of children in Cyprus. This means one new case every 20 hours and these are just the children who found the courage to ...