#sexual abuse

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, ...

The parliamentary committee on standards unanimously agreed on Tuesday that far-right Elam MP Andreas Themistokleous had a case to answer after he was accused of verbally abusing a Green party ...

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 Green party parliamentary assistant said on Wednesday said she was verbally abused by far-right Elam MP Andreas Themistokleous, who moved towards her while shouting at her to get out ...

The state has appealed as insufficient a seven-year prison sentence for a 73-year-old man who had been convicted of sexually abusing his underage grandchildren, the Legal Service said on Friday. ...

A 39-year-old man who arrived in the country early on Wednesday was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting an underage girl 15 years ago. The man was arrested upon his arrival ...

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 ...

Paphos criminal court on Tuesday ruled a 25-year-old man guilty on 18 counts of sexual abuse of a minor on different charges, and set July 7 as the date for sentencing. The ...

A 50-year-old Paphos man denied charges relating to abuse of a minor on Monday, the offences allegedly committed between 2018 and 2019. The court adjourned for November 10. The man was released on ...

Sex education is the best protection against sexual abuse, Anastasia Papadopoulou, head of ‘Foni’ the group responsible for the implementation of the national strategy against sexual crimes against children has ...

One of Roman Catholicism’s most influential liberal figures, Germany’s Cardinal Reinhard Marx, has offered to resign as archbishop of Munich, saying he had to share responsibility for the “...

Pope Francis has ordered a residence for altar boys who serve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to move out of the Vatican, after the home became the subject of ...

A 27-year-old man who was found guilty of sexually abusing minors was sentenced to four years in jail on Thursday. Larnaca district court found the man guilty of the sexual ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Monday said the police complaint filed by member of Cyprus’ women’s national shooting team Andri Eleftheriou, who said she was sexually abused twice by ...

A total of 27 cases of sexual abuse have been investigated by the specialised police team, 15 of which have been sent to court for trial, police spokeswoman Eleni Constantinou said on ...

Dealing with it requires the mobilisation of many civil society groups, government departments and tougher penalties Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras More and more people are finding the courage to report ...

Against a backdrop of an increase in violence against women, MPs on Monday started to review of a new bill incorporating the Istanbul Convention as Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis announced ...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo again insisted on Friday he would not resign while allegations of his sexual misconduct are investigated, pushing back against a chorus of fellow Democrats, including ...

While the ‘Me Too’ movement in Cyprus is gaining greater traction within the justice system as more women speak up, there are children on this island with equally terrible things ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Tuesday urged people who have been sexually abused or harassed to find the courage to report their cases to the authorities. Yiolitis met the assistant ...

Saying the courts have a responsibility to protect children from abhorrent behaviour, the Supreme Court has upheld a 14-year jail sentence of a man found guilty of sexually abusing a ...

Political parties across the spectrum on Tuesday expressed support for a woman who reported a politician had sexually abused her and condemned his behaviour. Police confirmed on Monday that an ...