Washington, March 4 (IANS) US senators warned that child sexual abuse images are being shared globally on a scale that outpaces victim identification, as a mother told a Senate hearing her daughter’s abuse material is “still online” more than 25 years later, and lawmakers pressed for tougher action against offenders and online platforms.At a Congressional hearing on this issue, Senator Josh Hawley said the issue concerns “children who are being exploited” and “children whose abuse ha…
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Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) A Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation in the US House of Representatives to authorise the death penalty for individuals convicted of raping children under federal law, declaring there would be “zero mercy for child rapists” and that those who prey on minors should face “the harshest consequence we can deliver.”Unveiling the Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act, Congresswoman Nancy Mace said the proposal would send “an unmistakable message: Child rapi…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) All India Imam Organisation chief, Maulana Sajid Rashidi, on Sunday slammed Swami Avimukteshwaranand, saying the recent special court order for registering an FIR against him under the POCSO Act for alleged sexual abuse of minors exposes the shocking reality that revered religious leaders, often worshipped like gods, may hide a dark and criminal side. Rashidi called the development “deeply disturbing” and demanded strict action, warning that no spiritual status should pr…
Lucknow, Feb 20 (IANS) Calling it a “rarest of rare” case of unparalleled depravity, a Special POCSO Court in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda, on Friday, sentenced to death a government junior engineer (JE) and his wife after holding them guilty of sexually assaulting as many as 33 children, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official said. Rambhawan, employed in the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation department, and his wife Durgawati, were sentenced to death for the various offences under the Indian Penal Co…
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) A leading minority rights group on Tuesday highlighted a deeply disturbing reality in Pakistan’s Punjab province, where hundreds of children have been sexually abused, noting that justice remains elusive despite registered cases and identified suspects. According to the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), official statistics from 2025 reveal a shocking picture with 663 cases of sexual abuse registered across 45 police stations in the Faisalabad district of Punjab, involvi…
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Child sexual abuse remains rampant in Pakistan, especially in online and physical spaces. Recently, the National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency of Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) uncovered a major network involved in the sexual exploitation of children through blackmail, a report has revealed. A prime suspect was arrested as part of the operation uncovering more than 600 obscene videos of children. The incident has sparked questions about the proliferatio…