Aggravated Sexual Assault

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  Trouble Deepens For Union Minister's Son In Sexual Assault Case

  Bandi Sai Bhageerath admitted to his offence during questioning at the police station in the presence of witnesses, said a police source.

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  Swedish Man Charged For 'Selling Wife' To 120 Men To Perform Sexual Acts

  According to the charges, the man had for years made money from pressuring his wife "to perform and submit to sexual acts".

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  French Ex-Teacher Charged With Rape, Sexual Assault Of 89 Minors

  French prosecutors Tuesday announced that a 79-year-old former educator had been charged in 2024 for aggravated rape and sexual assault committed against 89 minors in multiple countries between 1967 and 2022.

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  Making Child Touch Private Parts Is Aggravated Sexual Assault: Delhi Court

  Making a small child touch one's private parts with sexual intent is aggravated sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Delhi High Court has held.

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  British Man Charged With Racially Aggravated Rape Of Indian-Origin Woman In UK

  A man arrested on suspicion of the racially aggravated sexual assault of an Indian-origin woman in Walsall has been charged with rape and appeared before Birmingham Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

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  Use Of Term 'Physical Relations' Not Enough To Prove Rape: Delhi High Court

  Mere use of the term "physical relations" without supporting evidence is insufficient to establish rape or aggravated penetrative sexual assault, the Delhi High Court has held.

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  Understanding POCSO And Why Lowering The Age Of Consent Below 18 Is Dangerous

  Lowering the age of consent risks weakening child protection, and instead India must focus on fully enforcing POCSO with stronger preventive measures

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  US Teacher, 30, Charged With Sex Abuse After Teen's Mother Finds Explicit Texts

  Formella faces charges of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of criminal sexual assault.

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  Touching Minor's Lips Without Sexual Advances Not POCSO Offence: Delhi High Court

  The Delhi High Court has said in the absence of sexually motivated advances, touching and pressing minor girl's lips and sleeping next to her cannot attract prosecution for "aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO Act.

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  "Normalisation Of Abuse...": Court Convicts Man For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Girl

  A court in Delhi has convicted a man for committing aggravated sexual assault of a three-year-old girl in 2022, observing that sexual abuse of children is seldom reported because of shame, guilt and family honour.

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  Islamic Scholar Sentenced To 56 Years Of Imprisonment For Sexual Assault Of Minor

  An elderly man was convicted and sentenced by a Kerala court to a cumulative of 56 years imprisonment for repeated aggravated sexual assault of a minor boy who went to the convict for Islamic classes.

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  "Victim's Testimony Highly Unreliable": Court Acquits 3 In 2019 Rape Case

  A court here has acquitted two accused persons of committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 13-year-old minor in 2019, saying the alleged victim's testimony was "highly unreliable" because of several improvements or contradictions.

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  Oscar-Winning Director Paul Haggis Arrested In Italy For Alleged Sexual Assault

  Oscar-winning Canadian director Paul Haggis was arrested in southern Italy on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault, Italian news agencies reported Sunday, citing local prosecutors.

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  Holding Girl's Hands, Opening Pant Zip Not Sex Assault: Bombay High Court

  The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that holding the hands of a minor girl and opening the zip of pants does not fall under the purview of 'sexual assault' or 'aggravated sexual assault' of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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  Bihar Shelter Rapes: Main Accused Brajesh Thakur, 18 Others Convicted

  Brajesh Thakur, who ran the shelter in Bihar's Muzaffarpur where girls were raped and physically assaulted over a period of months, was today found guilty by a Delhi court. Brajesh Thakur was convicted for aggravated sexual assault under the POCSO