#sexual abuse

After evaluating a tip off from Europol, members of the police’s electronic crime unit on Sunday arrested a 56-year-old man. According to information, the man had in his possession/...

Attorney-General Giorgos Savvides on Wednesday appealed the ‘manifestly inadequate’ 11-year prison sentence recently imposed on a man for sexually abusing two minors under the age of 13 in Limassol. The accused ...

Hope for Children group doing a sterling job of supporting abused minors Cyprus, where at least one in four children is believed to have been sexually abused, needs to invest ...

Despite efforts to combat it, the number of children referred for investigation of sexual abuse has remained consistently high for the past two years, with over 400 cases reported annually, Hope ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously decided to increase the prison sentence of a man who was found guilty of sexual abuse from four and a half to ten years, ...

A secondary education teacher who has been arrested this month on suspicion of sexually abusing over a dozen students continues to hold his position at a Limassol school, as competent ...

More than 1,500 sexually abused children have turned to the Children’s House under the auspices of Hope for Children since 2017, it emerged on Saturday. The year 2021 had the biggest recorded ...

A 42-year-old man was on Tuesday sentenced to 14 years in prison for multiple sexual abuse charges after a trial held behind closed doors at Paphos district court. According to a ...

Paphos criminal court on Friday sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for sexual abuse offences. According to a statement, the court imposed concurrent sentences of up to 13 years imprisonment ...

With cases of child sexual abuse on the rise, the cabinet on Wednesday morning approved the expansion of the Children’s House, where affected youngsters are supported. “It was considered ...

The increase in levels of sexual abuse and exploitation of children in recent years is alarming, the deputy Attorney General Savvas Angelides said on Wednesday. He was speaking at a ...

A man was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Tuesday for sexually abusing the underage daughter of his partner for three years. Paphos criminal court imposed concurrent prison sentences of ...

A Catholic bishop accused of sexually abusing young men studying to be priests was found guilty by a court in northern Argentina on Friday, capping over a week of often ...

A 34-year-old man has been arrested for uploading material showing the sexual abuse of children online following a tip off from Europol. The electronic crime division arrested him after he ...

Two sisters reported their older brother was sexually abusing them for four consecutive years, when they were both under the age of 13, it emerged on Tuesday. The abuse started 12 years ...

Adults with experiences of sexual abuse or exploitation in childhood can now receive free therapy sessions, the Cyprus Family Planning Association (CFPA) announced. CFPA has started providing free psychological support ...

The institutional framework for handling of sexual offences withing schools is being examined, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromos said on Sunday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, the minister said the ...

Police on Wednesday said there was a year-on-year increase of sexual harassment and abuse complaints, as they confirmed they were investigating a second complaint of sexual abuse in schools by ...

A secondary school teacher was remanded in custody for eight days by Larnaca district court on Monday as police investigate a complaint he sexually abused an underage female pupil. The ...

More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World Health Organization (WHO) were involved in sexual abuse and exploitation during an Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

Police said Friday they were investigating five sexual abuse cases against a 50-year-old man, four concerning minors. The man is already in custody in connection with three of the cases. “...

A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of sexually abusing a schoolgirl between June 2019 and January 2020. The Paphos criminal court found the ...

Paphos criminal court on Friday found a 76-year-old man guilty of sexually abusing an underage girl, a relative of his. The suspect was found guilty of a total of 39 sexually ...

The supreme court on Monday overturned a decision early in June to release a man suspected of molesting two underage boys and an adult male pending his trial. The man ...