#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 a half to ten years, ...

Sex education needs to have a place in teaching as part of a broader government strategy to protect children from sexual abuse, children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou said on ...

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 a Limassol school, as competent ...

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. The year 2021 had the biggest recorded ...

The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of the attorney-general, who challenged a ruling for a court of first instance to release on parole a woman facing a multitude of ...

The Vatican panel due to produce annual reports on child abuse prevention within the Catholic Church will not deliver its first full review until 2024, its secretary said on Friday. The ...

Gaps in the legislation and lack of sufficient checks in nursing homes allow for many cases of old people abuse and neglect according to the director of the Third Age ...

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 district court. According to a ...

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 sentences of up to 13 years imprisonment ...

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 ...

Paphos criminal court on Wednesday found a man guilty of raping the underage daughter of his partner. The next hearing was set on September 20 this year for plea in mitigation ...

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 ...

Domestic violence involving children increased during the pandemic By Andreas Kapardis and Markella Bitsiouni According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child states must recognise that the “child, ...

With cases of child sexual abuse on the rise, the cabinet on Wednesday morning approved the expansion of the Children’s House, where affected youngsters are supported. “It was considered ...

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 man was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Tuesday for sexually abusing the underage daughter of his partner for three years. Paphos criminal court imposed concurrent prison sentences of ...

A Catholic bishop accused of sexually abusing young men studying to be priests was found guilty by a court in northern Argentina on Friday, capping over a week of often ...

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 34-year-old man has been arrested for uploading material showing the sexual abuse of children online following a tip off from Europol. The electronic crime division arrested him after he ...

Two sisters reported their older brother was sexually abusing them for four consecutive years, when they were both under the age of 13, it emerged on Tuesday. The abuse started 12 years ...

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 ...

Adults with experiences of sexual abuse or exploitation in childhood can now receive free therapy sessions, the Cyprus Family Planning Association (CFPA) announced. CFPA has started providing free psychological support ...

On the occasion of World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, the advisory committee against family violence on Friday called for amendments to family law in Cyprus to reflect ...

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 ...