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Child Sexual Abuse

Crime

40 child sexual abuse cases reported in August

A total of 101 cases involving violence against children were reported.

29 Sep 2019, 09:00

Crime

More than 100 cases of violence against children in July

There were 34 cases of child sexual abuse.

25 Aug 2019, 09:00

Crime

22 cases of child sexual abuse in April

The figure is down from 32 cases in March.

19 May 2019, 09:00

Crime

Court broke the law by dismissing sex abuse charges against 75-year-old

The man was charged in February but a court hearing has not been held so far.

16 Aug 2018, 09:00

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‘First he raped me. Then he came for my sisters’

Child sexual abuse is a problem in the Maldives. More than 400 cases of child sexual abuse were reported last year alone.

02 May 2018, 09:00

Crime

Man being investigated over allegations of sexually abusing daughter

Family members of the alleged victim claim the girl was subjected to abuse for more than a year and that the mother was aware of it.

16 Jan 2018, 09:00

Crime

Abused six-year-old girl re-victimised

A 45-year-old man was arrested on a southern island Monday night on suspicion of sexually abusing a six-year-old girl who previously victimised by a different perpetrator.

20 Sep 2017, 09:00

Crime

Bangladeshi worker arrested on charges of child sexual abuse

A Bangladeshi worker was arrested on Saturday night on suspicion of sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl on the island of Nilandhoo in Faafu atoll.

06 Aug 2015, 09:00

Crime

80-year-old man arrested on charges of sexually abusing eight-year-old girl

Local NGO Advocating the Rights of Children (ARC) has meanwhile expressed concern with the “hidden epidemic of child abuse that continues unabated in the country”. A total of 339 cases of child abuse were reported from January to June this year, ARC noted, which represented a significant increase compared to the 423 cases reported during the whole of 2014.

27 Jul 2015, 09:00