Child Sexual Abuse
40 child sexual abuse cases reported in August
A total of 101 cases involving violence against children were reported.
29 Sep 2019, 09:00
More than 100 cases of violence against children in July
There were 34 cases of child sexual abuse.
25 Aug 2019, 09:00
22 cases of child sexual abuse in April
The figure is down from 32 cases in March.
19 May 2019, 09:00
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
New child abuse prevention campaign launched
10 May 2015, 19:01
Man arrested on suspicion of abusing five-year-old child
04 Sep 2014, 10:00
Rape victims punished, failed by Maldives justice system
27 Feb 2013, 16:21
38 year-old man arrested on suspicion of molesting six year-old boys
06 Nov 2012, 10:31
Police conclude investigation of father accused of molesting three under-aged daughters
16 Jun 2012, 13:59
Crime update: police close four child abuse cases
26 Dec 2009, 15:17