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A case was filed in Mumbai in 2018 against multiple men for sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy, who met them on Grindr app, a social networking and dating app for the LGBTQ community.

Minor posing as major on dating app can't be ground to discharge accused: Court

March 03, 2026 8:41 pm

In sexual abuse case of boy in 2018, court rejects discharge pleas of two accused.

‘She understands consequences’: Why Karnataka High Court granted bail to a 30-year-old man in POCSO case

February 26, 2026 9:57 am

Bail in POCSO case news: The petitioner’s counsel argued before the Karnataka High Court that the man and the girl were in a romantic relationship, which was corroborated by the girl's statements to the investigating officer and the examining doctor.

Bombay HC lets 16-year-old rape victim terminate 31-week pregnancy, cites SC order on reproductive autonomy

February 18, 2026 12:15 pm

A medical board that had earlier refused termination at this advanced stage of pregnancy filed a fresh report in the Bombay High Court stating that there was no danger to the minor’s life.

Representative Ro Khanna read out the names of six men on the House floor whom he said were likely implicated in documents linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Ro Khanna reveals 6 names from now-unredacted Epstein files; who are these men?

February 11, 2026 2:01 pm

US Representative Ro Khanna has named six men from previously redacted Jeffrey Epstein documents. Check out who these people are.

According to the Delhi Police, a PCR call was received around 3:50 pm on Sunday, reporting that three persons were lying unresponsive inside a car near the flyover.

Man assaulted for sexually abusing minor boy in Delhi, say police

January 21, 2026 2:11 pm

Man stabbed over alleged sexual abuse of minor.

Australian man worked with kids for 8 years. Now he’s facing over 70 sex abuse charges

July 17, 2025 9:56 am

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Dr Christian McGrath, confirmed that more than 2,600 families have been contacted so far.

CBI arrests Mathura resident in minors’ sexual assault case

June 22, 2025 3:35 am

Searches were conducted at the residential premises of the accused on June 19, resulting in the seizure of incriminating electronic devices

300 victims, chilling journals and decades of crime: French paedophile surgeon gets 20 years in jail

May 28, 2025 10:10 pm

Despite being convicted in 2005 for possessing child pornography, Le Scouarnec was allowed to continue practicing medicine without restriction until his 2017 arrest.

Mumbai: Housing society security guard sentenced to 5 yrs in jail for sexually abusing girl inside lift

May 06, 2025 1:35 am

The court said that the period that he has already spent as an undertrial — 4 years, 3 months and 24 days — will be considered as undergone in his five-year punishment

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'Habitual offender' convicted of rape of 7-year-old girl, sentenced to life imprisonment till remainder of his life

May 02, 2025 9:13 pm

According to police, the accused took her to an isolated spot and sexually assaulted her.

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE VIDEOS

How safe children are in India: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

Crimes against children have increased by 14% in India from 2014 to 2016. Take a look in today’s News in Numbers.

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Plenty of evidence to show death penalty for child rapists is no deterrent

June 22, 2020 6:25 pm

The government's proposal to modify the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act or POCSO Act and ensure death penalty for child rapists has many problems. Shalini Nair reports.