The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Tuesday decided to convene a meeting to discuss issues regarding online grooming of minors, circulation of child pornography and exposure to sexual abuse content on social media platforms, said an official statement.
The counsel for BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan on Wednesday argued on the point of charges in sexual harassment case that hugging or touching a woman without a sexual intent is not an offence.
The country's top wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik protested for months since the start of this year demanding action against Brij Bhushan over alleged sexual harassment allegations.
The case has been registered under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at the Trombay police station.
Two physics teachers at Ghazi University in Pakistan's Punjab, Dera Ghazi Khan, have been accused of sexually assaulting a young female student, reported The News International on Tuesday.
Kaitlin Glover, 34, a former employee of Mountain View Christian School, faces with felony lewdness with a juvenile and charges of holding a school employee position in authority, while engaging in sex with a student over the age of 16
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced in a news conference on Tuesday that the joint operation resulted in 19 men being arrested in Australia and 79 arrests, 65 indictments, and 43 convictions in the US.
Twelve children are sexually abused every day, according to speakers who raised the issue during a training session on child abuse prevention in Pakistan on Sunday. The session was organised by the German nonprofit Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF), Dawn reported.
"A case under the sections of Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) was filed against the accused," said an officer of the local police station, adding, "The victims are minor siblings."