Category Archive for : ‘STATISTICS ON SEX ABUSE’

A “serious child sex abuse problem” in the nation’s schools confirms the problem is real – and the numbers of victims are rising. Through May 13 of this year, 135 educators had been arrested for child sex crimes in the United States, according to an analysis by Fox News Digital.  But in a recent updated report, Fox News says the number of arrests rose by nearly 50 by the end of June – a total of 181 educators, for an average of one arrest every day.

The disturbing pattern has led figures such as Christopher Rufo, a

By Jessie Lim and Jong Ching Yee

SINGAPORE – The police will set up a new command, which aims to provide victims of sexual crime and family violence with more support, by 2023.

The Sexual Crime and Family Violence Command will be staffed by police officers who have specialized expertise in handling sexual crime and family violence cases and who possess good victim management skills.

Announcing this on Tuesday (April 12), Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said: “All of you know that (the Government) takes a very strong and firm stance

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The courts will be able to deal with molesters more severely from Tuesday (March 1), as increased penalties for sex crimes kick in.

The Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2021 was passed by Parliament on Sept 12 last year.

The amendments increase penalties for sexual offences, expand and clarify the scope of certain offences and defences, as well as modernise the language of the law.

The number of molest and voyeurism cases went up last year.

In the recent release of annual statistics, the police said there were

April 15, 2021
News 8000

RACINE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A man who police say recorded himself having sex with women after he drugged them in Racine County has his day in court Thursday, April 15. He faces over 200 counts against him.
The story broke three weeks ago. Since then, a sheriff’s spokesman tells us they’ve had plenty of solid tips and even more charges could follow. It’s all thanks to one brave Racine County woman who stepped forward.
Forty-six-year-old Shane Stanger, who police say traveled between Iowa and Wisconsin, faces 87 counts

March 5, 2021
Lydia Lam, Jalelah Abu Baker
Channel News Asia

SINGAPORE: The maximum penalties for three types of sexual offences will each be increased by a year, after a review of how some sexual and violence-related crimes are sentenced by Singapore courts, Minister of Law K Shanmugam said on Friday (Mar 5).

On top of this, mitigation pleas in certain types of offences based on the offender’s educational qualifications or academic potential “should not carry much weight”, he said in a ministerial statement in Parliament.

“You shouldn’t be able to come to

February 25, 2021
Karolina Tagaris, Angeliki Koutantou
US News

ATHENS (REUTERS) – Greece will toughen laws to combat sexual abuse and protect minors, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday following a cascade of recent scandals in culture and sport.

“Greek society underwent a shock when it began to learn about its hidden facades,” Mitsotakis told parliament.

The measures he outlined include stricter penalties for crimes against sexual freedom, changing the statute of limitations for cases of child abuse, creating a registry for professionals who work with children and a website where victims can submit