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Alan Jones, Famed Australian Broadcaster Denies 'Baseless' Sex Offence Charges
- Wednesday December 18, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Alan Jones was arrested last month by detectives from a dedicated child abuse squad. At the time he was charged with 26 offences against several alleged victims spanning between 2001 and 2019, New South Wales Police said.
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Former BBC Journalist Duncan Bartlett Pleads Guilty To 35 Child Sex Abuse Offences
- Tuesday December 10, 2024
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A former BBC journalist has been jailed for eight years for a string of child abuse offences, including paying money to watch live streams of children being sexually exploited in the Philippines.
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Sex In Front Of Child Is Sexual Harassment Of Minor: Kerala High Court
- Wednesday October 16, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Kerala High Court has held that having sexual intercourse or exhibiting a naked body before a minor amounts to sexual harassment of the child and is punishable under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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BS Yediyurappa Requests High Court To Cancel Child Sex Abuse Case Against Him
- Friday June 28, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court, seeking to cancel the child sex abuse case filed against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
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Chargesheet Filed Against BS Yediyurappa In Child Sex Abuse Case
- Thursday June 27, 2024
- India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai
In fresh trouble for former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa, the state police's Criminal Investigation Department has filed a chargesheet naming him and three others in a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
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BJP's BS Yediyurappa Grilled For 3 Hours In Child Sex Abuse Case
- Monday June 17, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
BJP veteran and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was questioned by the state police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for three hours today in a case under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Child Sex Abuse Cases Can't Be Dismissed Based On "Compromise": High Court
- Tuesday April 9, 2024
- India News | Reported by Tanishq Punjabi
The Allahabad High Court has observed that crimes under 'Special Statutes' like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences or POCSO can't be dismissed merely based on "compromise" between the victim and the offender.
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World-Renowned UK Orchestra Conductor Charged With Child Sex Offences
- Saturday January 13, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
World-renowned British conductor Jan Latham-Koenig has been charged with child sexual offences, London's Metropolitan Police said on Friday.
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4 Tamil Nadu Cops Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Girl
- Friday October 6, 2023
- Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin
Four cops have been arrested by the Trichy district police in Tamil Nadu under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), child sex abuse law, for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl.
- www.ndtv.com
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Over 1,000 Children Molested In Own Homes Last Year: Kerala Child Rights Body
- Wednesday September 6, 2023
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
Of the total number of child abuse cases reported in Kerala in 2022, most of the offences took place at the residence of the survivors itself, according to a report compiled by the state child rights panel.
- www.ndtv.com
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Men Who Marry Girls Below 14 To Face Child Sex Abuse Case In Assam
- Monday January 23, 2023
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
Men who marry girls below 14 years will face cases against the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The decision was taken during a state cabinet meeting on Monday.
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Delhi High Court Allows Man Convicted In Child Sex Abuse Case To Attend Wedding
- Thursday June 24, 2021
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court has allowed a man, serving a 10-year rigorous jail term in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case, to attend the wedding ceremony of his elder brother.
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Holding Girl's Hands, Opening Pant Zip Not Sex Assault: Bombay High Court
- Thursday January 28, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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Opinion: Groping A Child, If Shirt Is On, Isn't Sex Assault, Says Court
- Monday January 25, 2021
- Opinion | Brinda Karat
One is driven to call out the judge of the Nagpur bench of the Mumbai High Court, who, in an extraordinarily retrograde judgement, has ruled that the offence of sexual assault under Section 7 of the POCSO Act does not apply when a child is molested, and cannot be considered a victim of attempt to rape unless there is "skin to skin" contact.
- www.ndtv.com
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Alan Jones, Famed Australian Broadcaster Denies 'Baseless' Sex Offence Charges
- Wednesday December 18, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Alan Jones was arrested last month by detectives from a dedicated child abuse squad. At the time he was charged with 26 offences against several alleged victims spanning between 2001 and 2019, New South Wales Police said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Former BBC Journalist Duncan Bartlett Pleads Guilty To 35 Child Sex Abuse Offences
- Tuesday December 10, 2024
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A former BBC journalist has been jailed for eight years for a string of child abuse offences, including paying money to watch live streams of children being sexually exploited in the Philippines.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sex In Front Of Child Is Sexual Harassment Of Minor: Kerala High Court
- Wednesday October 16, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Kerala High Court has held that having sexual intercourse or exhibiting a naked body before a minor amounts to sexual harassment of the child and is punishable under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
- www.ndtv.com
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BS Yediyurappa Requests High Court To Cancel Child Sex Abuse Case Against Him
- Friday June 28, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court, seeking to cancel the child sex abuse case filed against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
- www.ndtv.com
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Chargesheet Filed Against BS Yediyurappa In Child Sex Abuse Case
- Thursday June 27, 2024
- India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai
In fresh trouble for former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa, the state police's Criminal Investigation Department has filed a chargesheet naming him and three others in a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
- www.ndtv.com
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BJP's BS Yediyurappa Grilled For 3 Hours In Child Sex Abuse Case
- Monday June 17, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
BJP veteran and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was questioned by the state police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for three hours today in a case under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
- www.ndtv.com
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Child Sex Abuse Cases Can't Be Dismissed Based On "Compromise": High Court
- Tuesday April 9, 2024
- India News | Reported by Tanishq Punjabi
The Allahabad High Court has observed that crimes under 'Special Statutes' like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences or POCSO can't be dismissed merely based on "compromise" between the victim and the offender.
- www.ndtv.com
-
World-Renowned UK Orchestra Conductor Charged With Child Sex Offences
- Saturday January 13, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
World-renowned British conductor Jan Latham-Koenig has been charged with child sexual offences, London's Metropolitan Police said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
4 Tamil Nadu Cops Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Girl
- Friday October 6, 2023
- Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin
Four cops have been arrested by the Trichy district police in Tamil Nadu under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), child sex abuse law, for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl.
- www.ndtv.com
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Over 1,000 Children Molested In Own Homes Last Year: Kerala Child Rights Body
- Wednesday September 6, 2023
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
Of the total number of child abuse cases reported in Kerala in 2022, most of the offences took place at the residence of the survivors itself, according to a report compiled by the state child rights panel.
- www.ndtv.com
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Men Who Marry Girls Below 14 To Face Child Sex Abuse Case In Assam
- Monday January 23, 2023
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
Men who marry girls below 14 years will face cases against the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The decision was taken during a state cabinet meeting on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi High Court Allows Man Convicted In Child Sex Abuse Case To Attend Wedding
- Thursday June 24, 2021
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court has allowed a man, serving a 10-year rigorous jail term in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case, to attend the wedding ceremony of his elder brother.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Holding Girl's Hands, Opening Pant Zip Not Sex Assault: Bombay High Court
- Thursday January 28, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Opinion: Groping A Child, If Shirt Is On, Isn't Sex Assault, Says Court
- Monday January 25, 2021
- Opinion | Brinda Karat
One is driven to call out the judge of the Nagpur bench of the Mumbai High Court, who, in an extraordinarily retrograde judgement, has ruled that the offence of sexual assault under Section 7 of the POCSO Act does not apply when a child is molested, and cannot be considered a victim of attempt to rape unless there is "skin to skin" contact.
- www.ndtv.com