Sex crimes: are children becoming easy targets?

Are children becoming easy targets for sexual predators in this country? The events of the last week certainly seem to suggest so. A five-year-old girl raped in the national capital, a six-year-old girl raped in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, a seven-year-old Dalit girl raped by her neighbour in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, three minors allegedly raped in Mumbai while being trafficked and a five-year-old-rape victim from Seoni in Madhya Pradesh is battling for her life in a Nagpur Hospital after being flown there in a critical condition. These crimes pointing to the fact that sexual crimes, especially against children are on the rise.