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Crimes against children
‘Sex with wife above the age of 15 is not rape’: Allahabad High Court grants bail to accused Ali in line with Muslim law
The verdict was given by Justice Md Aslam of the Allahabad High Court.
US: Migrant shelter in Texas turns into haven for sexual predators, reveals leaked audio
A leaked audio tape from inside a migrant shelter facility in Texas, USA reveals shocking details of sexual abuse of minors.
Delhi: Two women accuse occultist Zakir of repeatedly raping them as minors and forcing them to convert to Islam
Zakir, in a bid to 'cure' the girl who used to get epileptic seizures, would rape her and also extort money from the family.
Typing the word ‘semen’ as ‘semman’ had resulted in the acquittal of a POCSO accused, Madras HC reverses order, slams prosecution. Details
The Court held that under Section 29 of the POCSO Act 2012, it is for the accused to defend himself once the prosecution proved the offence and the Court had drawn its presumption.
Andhra Pradesh: 46-year-old pastor arrested for sexual assault on a 10-year-old, had tried to bribe the child to keep quiet
The pastor allegedly assaulted the minor girl on June 22. When the 10-year-old victim’s mother got to know of the incident, she filed a police complaint in the Sarpavaram police station.
Poland: Catholic Church hit with sexual abuse cases, admits that 368 minors were abused by clergy in last three years
The Catholic Church of Poland, the core element of Poland's national identity, which has been accused of covering up crimes of sexual abuse of minors by clergy members, on Monday acknowledged that it had received complaints of abuse from hundreds of boys and girls in the last three years.
Tamil Nadu: Science teacher Habeeb Mohammad arrested for sexually harassing class 9 student
A Habeeb Mohammad, a 38-year-old science teacher has been arrested by Tamil Nadu police for sexually harassing a class 9 through obscene phone calls.
UP: Maulana rapes minor girl for two years, village panchayat orders him to marry the victim
The incident has been reported from the Pipraich area in Gorakhpur.
Uttar Pradesh: Communal tension after minor Dalit girl raped at gunpoint in Moradabad
The police have also deployed additional teams in the area to contain the law and order situation that might flare up owing to the rape of a minor Dalit girl by perpetrator of another community.
Actress Shweta Tiwari releases CCTV footage, accuses ex-husband Abhinav Kohli of physical abuse
The couple, who got married in 2013 separated in 2019 after Shweta Tiwari accused Abhinav Kohli of domestic violence.
