Crimes against children/minors

Tutor allegedly assaulted pupil, 8, causing forearm fracture

Tan Kwan Hong, 37, was in a Thomson Road property at around 7pm on Jan 30 when he allegedly shoved the child, who sustained the fracture and an abrasion to his lower lip.

Japan warns nationals not to engage in child exploitation in Indonesia

Japanese nationals who exploit minors in Indonesia will also face prosecution in Japan over violations of the domestic law for protecting children.

Paediatrician in Germany charged with 130 cases of child sex abuse

Couple jailed in Spain for locking children at home over Covid-19 fears

The couple kept their three children locked at home for 3½ years, after developing a fear of the outside world following the pandemic.

Top Sri Lankan Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse

Buddhist monk Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested on May 9 amid an investigation into the alleged abuse of an 11-year-old girl in 2022.

Kyoto murder suspect says he killed adopted son after being told he is ‘not real father’: Sources

The police said they obtained information indicating the suspect (above) and victim had been on bad terms and believe their relationship may have contributed to the incident.

Man in Kyoto served murder warrant after stepson’s body found following 3-week search

3 years’ jail for man who molested girl while working as a pastor

The 72-year-old man had pleaded guilty in April to a molestation charge. Two other charges were considered during his sentencing.

Two cases of concealed births uncovered in Melaka

All the suspects are expected to be charged at the Ayer Keroh court on May 8, said police.

Mother convicted for locking up daughter in Germany

For seven years and from the time she was a baby, a woman is said to have kept her daughter in her grandparents' house in Attendorn in North Rhine-Westphalia - hidden and completely cut off from the outside world.

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