Child Sexual Abuse

Florida Lawmakers Move to Redefine ‘Child Pornography’ as ‘Child Sexual Abuse Material’: Echoing Global Calls to Mind Our Language in Child Protection

Source Florida lawmakers are considering a historic change to how the state defines sexual crimes against children, a move that…

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Accused Re-Arraigned in Lagos State High Court Over Alleged Abuse of 14-Year-Old as Global Child Protection Concerns Deepen

Source A Lagos-based legal practitioner, Aka-Bashorun Olawale Akanni, has been re-arraigned before Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High…

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Morocco Records Over 16,000 Child Marriage Requests in 2024 — Report

Source Morocco’s Supreme Council of the Judiciary has revealed that courts received 16,755 marriage requests involving children in 2024, marking…

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Father Arrested in Enugu for Defiling His Two Daughters

Source The Enugu State Government has confirmed the arrest of Ozioma Okonkwo, a resident of Enugu and native of Imo…

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Tennessee Sees Record Surge in Child Exploitation Cases, TBI Warns

Source Children in Tennessee are being exploited at an alarming rate, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). The…

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Somalia’s 24-Hour Law: Parliament Reverses Decision to Set Marriage Age at 18

Child marriage remains one of Somalia’s most entrenched social issues, sustained by religious interpretation, cultural norms, and the absence of…

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Senate Passes Bill Imposing Life Imprisonment for Child Defilement

Source In a major legislative move, the Nigerian Senate has approved life imprisonment for anyone convicted of defiling a child,…

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“Let Me Be a Child, Not a Wife”: How Climate Change, Conflict, and the Digital Age Are Fueling a New War Against Girls

Source Introduction Every three seconds, somewhere in the world, a girl is forced into marriage. By the time you finish…

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17 Child Predators Nabbed in Bucks County Crackdown, Officials Confirm

Source The Bucks County Police Department has arrested 17 child predators this year as part of its ongoing Internet Crimes…

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Former Premier League Referee David Coote Admits Child Sex Offence

Source Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded guilty to creating an indecent image of a child, classified as…

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