Police investigating new sexual abuse complaints
More women came forward to report sexual harassment and abuse after local sports shooter Andri Eleftheriou filed a police complaint last week regarding her sexual...
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Sexual abuse one of the least reported crimes says counsellor
Sexual harassment and abuse are one of the least reported crimes, said the prevention coordinator of RISE Counselling and Prevention Centre, Dimitra Sakelli on Wednesday....
Police investigating rape claims by MP candidate
Police on Monday said they will contact a female MP candidate for the Democratic Alignment after she publicly talked about her rape that took place...
‘Crucial gaps’ in implementing sexual abuse laws
Recent allegations of abuse and harassment have highlighted support shortcomings Problems in implementing the law relating to sexual harassment and abuse have been in...
Call for sex education in primary schools
On the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, Cyprus’ Foni council has called for the urgent introduction of...
Man jailed for seven years after abusing girl for years
A 27-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday after being found guilty of sexually abusing a...
Pensioner jailed on abuse charges
A 71-year-old man was jailed for 12 months on Wednesday after he was found guilty of abusing a minor between 1986 and 1987, when she...
Teacher jailed for sexual abuse of student sees case overturned
The supreme court has set aside the conviction of a teacher in connection with sexual abuse of a minor finding that the judge trying the...
Man jailed for seven years for sexual abuse of daughter
A 40-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in prison after being found guilty of the sexual abuse of his 13-year-old daughter. The...
Minister orders probe into baby ‘sexual abuse’ case
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou has ordered an investigation into the case of a five-month-old baby girl whom doctors said had been raped — leading to...
Five-month-old baby molested, father arrested (updated)
Nicosia police on Wednesday arrested the father of a five-month-old baby girl after exams showed possible sexual abuse. The man was brought before a court...
Help at hand for abused Filipino workers
A GROUP of women from the Philippines living in Cyprus has offered to translate Owaat’s self-help website on filing for emergency civil protections into Filipino...
Pope urges predator priests to turn themselves in
Pope Francis on Friday urged predator priests who have sexually abused minors to turn themselves in, in one of his strongest comments ever on the crisis...
Trump: It is a ‘scary time’ for young men
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that allegations of sexual misconduct against his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, showed that “it’s a very scary...
Public can weigh in on harsher penalties for crimes involving violence against women
By Evie Andreou The public has until the end of the month an opportunity to express their opinion on a bill aiming at updating the...
Pope vows no more sexual abuse cover ups
Pope Francis, facing simultaneous clergy sexual abuse crises in several countries, on Monday wrote an unprecedented letter to all the world’s Catholics asking each of them...
Australia to offer apology for institutional child sex abuse
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Wednesday he will deliver a national apology to victims of institutional child sexual abuse and their families on...
Holy Synod set to defrock priest who harassed foster child
The priest who sexually harassed Elena Frantzi when she was his foster daughter is expected to be defrocked in two weeks by the Holy...
Seven years for man who sexually abused stepdaughter
A 36-year-old man was jailed for seven years on Wednesday for sexually abusing his stepdaughter. Nicosia criminal court found him guilty on a total...
Suspected abuser referred for trial
A 56-year-old man suspected of sexually abusing two eight-year-old boys was on Friday referred for trial to the Paphos Criminal court. The suspect is to...