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US Teacher, 30, Charged With Sex Abuse After Teen's Mother Finds Explicit Texts
Formella faces charges of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of criminal sexual assault.
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Touching Minor's Lips Without Sexual Advances Not POCSO Offence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said in the absence of sexually motivated advances, touching and pressing minor girl's lips and sleeping next to her cannot attract prosecution for "aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO Act.
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"Normalisation Of Abuse...": Court Convicts Man For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Girl
A court in Delhi has convicted a man for committing aggravated sexual assault of a three-year-old girl in 2022, observing that sexual abuse of children is seldom reported because of shame, guilt and family honour.
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Islamic Scholar Sentenced To 56 Years Of Imprisonment For Sexual Assault Of Minor
An elderly man was convicted and sentenced by a Kerala court to a cumulative of 56 years imprisonment for repeated aggravated sexual assault of a minor boy who went to the convict for Islamic classes.
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"Victim's Testimony Highly Unreliable": Court Acquits 3 In 2019 Rape Case
A court here has acquitted two accused persons of committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 13-year-old minor in 2019, saying the alleged victim's testimony was "highly unreliable" because of several improvements or contradictions.
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Oscar-Winning Director Paul Haggis Arrested In Italy For Alleged Sexual Assault
Oscar-winning Canadian director Paul Haggis was arrested in southern Italy on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault, Italian news agencies reported Sunday, citing local prosecutors.
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Holding Girl's Hands, Opening Pant Zip Not Sex Assault: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that holding the hands of a minor girl and opening the zip of pants does not fall under the purview of 'sexual assault' or 'aggravated sexual assault' of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Bihar Shelter Rapes: Main Accused Brajesh Thakur, 18 Others Convicted
Brajesh Thakur, who ran the shelter in Bihar's Muzaffarpur where girls were raped and physically assaulted over a period of months, was today found guilty by a Delhi court. Brajesh Thakur was convicted for aggravated sexual assault under the POCSO
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Indian Charged With Sex Assault While Working As US Military Contractor
An Indian national has been charged with sexually assaulting an American national while working as a US military contractor in Afghanistan. Lokesh Naik, 35, was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on November 6 with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, Assistant Attorney General Bria...
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Parliament Approves Bill Providing Death Penalty For Child Sex Abuse
A bill seeking to provide death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children and greater punishments for other crimes against minors was approved by Parliament, after it was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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Rajya Sabha Passes POCSO Amendment Bill
The Rajya Sabha today passed a bill entailing amendments to the POCSO Act by including death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children, besides providing stringent punishments for other crimes against them.
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Centre Introduces Amendments To Child Abuse Law In Lok Sabha
The government today in the Lok Sabha introduced amendments to the POCSO Act, which provides for death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children.
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Centre Strengthens Child Abuse Law To Include Death For Aggravated Assault
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the cabinet has approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, further strengthening the law to safeguard minors in the country.
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Cosby's Take On Sex Encounter Differs Starkly From Accuser's
Much else of what occurred that night is in dispute and will be the focus of the criminal case against Cosby, who was charged Wednesday with aggravated indecent assault by prosecutors in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
 "Oscar-Winning Director Paul Haggis Arrested In Italy For Alleged Sexual Assault")
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US Teacher, 30, Charged With Sex Abuse After Teen's Mother Finds Explicit Texts
Formella faces charges of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of criminal sexual assault.
-
Touching Minor's Lips Without Sexual Advances Not POCSO Offence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said in the absence of sexually motivated advances, touching and pressing minor girl's lips and sleeping next to her cannot attract prosecution for "aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO Act.
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"Normalisation Of Abuse...": Court Convicts Man For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Girl
A court in Delhi has convicted a man for committing aggravated sexual assault of a three-year-old girl in 2022, observing that sexual abuse of children is seldom reported because of shame, guilt and family honour.
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Islamic Scholar Sentenced To 56 Years Of Imprisonment For Sexual Assault Of Minor
An elderly man was convicted and sentenced by a Kerala court to a cumulative of 56 years imprisonment for repeated aggravated sexual assault of a minor boy who went to the convict for Islamic classes.
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"Victim's Testimony Highly Unreliable": Court Acquits 3 In 2019 Rape Case
A court here has acquitted two accused persons of committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 13-year-old minor in 2019, saying the alleged victim's testimony was "highly unreliable" because of several improvements or contradictions.
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Oscar-Winning Director Paul Haggis Arrested In Italy For Alleged Sexual Assault
Oscar-winning Canadian director Paul Haggis was arrested in southern Italy on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault, Italian news agencies reported Sunday, citing local prosecutors.
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Holding Girl's Hands, Opening Pant Zip Not Sex Assault: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that holding the hands of a minor girl and opening the zip of pants does not fall under the purview of 'sexual assault' or 'aggravated sexual assault' of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Bihar Shelter Rapes: Main Accused Brajesh Thakur, 18 Others Convicted
Brajesh Thakur, who ran the shelter in Bihar's Muzaffarpur where girls were raped and physically assaulted over a period of months, was today found guilty by a Delhi court. Brajesh Thakur was convicted for aggravated sexual assault under the POCSO
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Indian Charged With Sex Assault While Working As US Military Contractor
An Indian national has been charged with sexually assaulting an American national while working as a US military contractor in Afghanistan. Lokesh Naik, 35, was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on November 6 with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, Assistant Attorney General Bria...
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Parliament Approves Bill Providing Death Penalty For Child Sex Abuse
A bill seeking to provide death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children and greater punishments for other crimes against minors was approved by Parliament, after it was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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Rajya Sabha Passes POCSO Amendment Bill
The Rajya Sabha today passed a bill entailing amendments to the POCSO Act by including death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children, besides providing stringent punishments for other crimes against them.
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Centre Introduces Amendments To Child Abuse Law In Lok Sabha
The government today in the Lok Sabha introduced amendments to the POCSO Act, which provides for death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children.
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Centre Strengthens Child Abuse Law To Include Death For Aggravated Assault
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the cabinet has approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, further strengthening the law to safeguard minors in the country.
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Cosby's Take On Sex Encounter Differs Starkly From Accuser's
Much else of what occurred that night is in dispute and will be the focus of the criminal case against Cosby, who was charged Wednesday with aggravated indecent assault by prosecutors in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
