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According to the International Justice Mission, a global organization that partners with local authorities to fight human trafficking and child sexual abuse, Shobbrook used girls for pornographic images and videos that he then distributed online. (Representational Image)

Pune convent school principal showed porn to 14-yr-old boy, case...

A woman counsellor, who was aware of the incident but asked victim to remain silent, has also been named in complaint,...

17 Sept 2018 12:24 PM IST

The girl was allegedly raped multiple times by her father, an official said. (Representational Image)

Hyderabad: 5-yr-old girl lured with chocolate, raped on school grounds...

Agitated locals had gathered at the school and vandalised school property. The situation is now under control.

16 Sept 2018 11:49 AM IST

As the girl resisted the rape attempt, the accused poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze. He fled the spot after the incident. (Photo: Representational)

5-yr-old girl raped by her neighbour in Maharashtra's Thane

The girl had taken shelter near the house of her neighbour as it was raining heavily. The accused pulled her inside his...

22 Sept 2018 12:28 PM IST

The sexual assault of 34 girls over a period of time in the government-funded shelter home came to light after a social audit was conducted by the Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences. (Photo: PTI)

Govt official among 4 detained by CBI in Muzaffarpur shelter home...

CBIâ€‰has detained Rani, assistant director in the social welfare department between 2015-17, and three staff members of...

20 Sept 2018 8:50 PM IST

The police have arrested Nikam and detained the boy accused in the case, the official said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Maharashtra horror: Two minor girls gangraped in Pune, one dies

One of the rescued girls who was undergoing treatment at government hospital slipped into a coma and succumbed to...

20 Sept 2018 1:29 PM IST

Supreme court. (Photo- ANI)

AA Edit | Judicial correction

The two judgments triggered widespread outrage among the general public as well as the legal circles

1 Feb 2021 8:51 AM IST

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Delhi: 5-year jail to man for sexually assaulting minor girl

It was also alleged in the complaint that the man threatened the child and warned of killing her if she disclosed the...

6 Aug 2017 1:20 PM IST

A six-year-old orphan boy was allegedly sodomised by three staffers of an ashram in central Delhi. (Representational image)

Tell tale signs of child sexual abuse

Cops need to be in civilian dress, and not in their uniform, so as not to scare the minor.

4 Aug 2017 2:01 AM IST

The two men, arrested in July 2015, have also been dismissed from service. (Photo: File)

Mumbai: 2 Navy sailors get rigorous jail term for raping minor girls

Besides relevant sections of IPC, the duo was also tried under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act,...

3 Aug 2017 1:15 PM IST

The police is recording statements of the victims other friends who might be aware of these incidents. (Representational picture)

7 boys held for sodomising 15-year-old pal

The accused were friends of the 15-year-old boy but had been sexually abusing for more than two months.

3 Aug 2017 2:21 AM IST

The candid eyes of CCTV cameras may have recorded the gory incidents of sexual abuse in graphic detail.(Representational image)

A pat is not a sex crime: Delhi Court

Court says act without any intent to harass not punishable.

15 Aug 2017 1:39 AM IST

The girl was raped inside a car on Thursday.

Mumbai: 13-year-old girl raped, impregnated; man arrested

Based on the doctor's advise, the girl's parents approached Charkop police, who registered a case of sexual assault on...

12 Aug 2017 9:19 AM IST