After allegedly viewing a video of his 8-year-old daughter being raped by an acquaintance, a father in Russia has been lauded as a "hero" for killing his pal. The factory worker Vyacheslav, 34, was drinking with his longtime friend Oleg Sviridov, 32 when he watched the harrowing footage on Sviridov's phone.

Russian father ‘made paedophile friend who abused his daughter dig his own grave’

An Indonesian singer, who was convicted of child molestation, triggered a national outrage after he appeared on a number of TV shows following his release from prison earlier this month.

Indonesian singer convicted of child abuse sparks row after appearing on TV channel

The National Crime Agency (NCA) of Britain has warned that Facebook's plan to encrypt its messages can prevent detection of child abuse. The social media giant's end-to-end encryption can hamper access to ''incisive technology'' according to NCA's director Rob Jones.

UK: National Crime Agency warns Facebook's encryption can prevent detection of child abuse

Texas' state commissioner of Family and Protective Services categorised genital gender-affirming procedures for trans youngsters as child abuse on Wednesday. “Genital mutilation of a child through reassignment surgery is child abuse,” said Commissioner Jaime Masters.

US state of Texas declares gender-affirming surgery for transgender kids a form of child abuse

Parents, educators, child safety and privacy professionals, and policymakers are rightfully concerned about how to keep children and teenagers safe online as they spend more time online.

Children and minors can now request Google to remove their images from Google Search

A former babysitter who served a few months in jail for shaking a five-month-old boy so forcefully 37 years ago that he suffered permanent brain damage now faces a possible life sentence after his death from those injuries in 2019, at age 35, officials said.

Ex-babysitter charged with murder 37 years after shaking infant, prosecutors say

After losing a judo fight, a seven-year-old boy is now fighting for his life after he was slammed on the mat 27 times during a practice session. WeiWei — child’s nickname — is a seven-year-old from Taiwan who is a fan of Super Mario and loves to spend his time playing different sports.

'My head!': 7-year-old in coma after coach, elder boy slam him 27 times in 'judo practice'

The scourge of sexual abuse continues to roil the Catholic church as multiple cases of child abuse have surfaced in recent years across Italy, the United States and Argentina.

French Catholic clergy may have abused at least 10,000 people since 1950

The Philippines is set to raise the age of sexual consent from the age of 12 to 16. Once the bill is approved, the legal age for sexual consent in the Catholic-majority country would go up.

Philippines to raise age of sexual consent from 12 to 16

Philippines is set to approve a bill that raises the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16. This catholic majority country currently has one of the lowest ages of consent in the world.

Philippines set to raise age of consent, child abuse on a rise in Philippines

Harley Davidson bikers dressed in Santa Claus costumes rode through the streets of central Tokyo on Sunday (December 20) for their annual parade against child abuse, saying more children were vulnerable in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Santas on bikes parade through downtown Tokyo against child abuse

Santa Claus bikers parade Tokyo streets for victims of child abuse

Internet addiction is a real issue. However intense it may be, it cannot be justified to put children in solitary confinement. That’s what happened in China. A group of men who ran a de-addiction centre for kids who can’t get off their screens in China have been sentenced to prison time.

China imprisons several men for confining children in internet de-addiction centres

British and German authorities have been investigating a new suspect in connection with the disappearance of a child, 13 years ago. UK authorities on Wednesday described the development as a "significant new line of enquiry.

New suspect identified in 2007 case of disappearance of Madeleine McCann

With an alarming increase in the traffic for child pornorgraphy from India, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has issued a notice to social media platforms like Google, Twitter and WhatsApp highlighting its concern.

95% increase in online traffic of child sexual abuse content in India; NCPCR issues notice

A two-year international investigation into a website where users pay for child abuse material has lead to the arrest of 16 people in Australia. According to Xinhua news agency, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) were also able to remove four Australian children from further harm.

Two-year probe into child abuse website leads to arrest of 16 in Australia

Australia's High Court on Thursday delayed judgement in Cardinal George Pell's appeal against child sex abuse convictions, with a decision now not expected for months.

Australian court delays final verdict on Cardinal Pell appeal

Pakistan has seen two very disturbing developments this week, its Parliament passed a resolution demanding public hanging of child abusers This is a violation of the United Nations rule, but the majority of Pakistan's Parliamentarians backed it.

What's Pakistan's definition of child abuse?

At least 175 children were sexually assaulted by priests belonging to an ultra-conservative Mexican branch of the Roman Catholic Church, according to an internal report published Saturday.

175 children abused by Mexican branch of Catholic Church: Report

Spanish police today arrested seventeen people, mostly teenage boys for sharing ''extremely violent'' images of child pornography on social networking application Whatsapp.

Many arrested worldwide as Spain police smash global pedophile ring

A complaint has been filed against star Pakistan keeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan for offering prayers (namaz) on the cricket field during the game against the Netherlands in World Cup 2023.

Interpol plans to condemn encryption spread citing sexual predators: Sources

Facebook Inc removed 3.2 billion fake accounts between April and September this year, along with millions of posts depicting child abuse and suicide, according to its latest content moderation report released on Wednesday.

Facebook removes 3.2 billion fake accounts, millions of child abuse posts

Kerala government on Tuesday decided to form a committee headed by the chief secretary to look into cases related to sexual exploitation of children under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).

Kerala government toughens stance on sexual assualt cases against minors

United Kingdom and United States authorities investigating a "dark web" child pornography site run from South Korea on Wednesday announced the arrest of 337 suspects in 38 countries.

Online child sex probe leads to 337 arrests: United Kingdom police

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