Sexual Abuse

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today conducted raids at 56 locations across 19 states and a Union Territory in connection with the online circulation of child sexual abuse material.

A local court here on Monday ordered the chief pontiff of Murugha Math Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, who is facing charges of sexual abuse of minor girls, to be sent to judicial custody till September 14.

The Catholic Church must show "zero tolerance" to sexual assault by members of the clergy, Pope Francis said in excerpts of an interview with a Portuguese television channel broadcast Sunday.

Chief pontiff of Murugha Math Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, who is accused of sexually harassing minor high-school girls, underwent various medical tests at the Chitradurga district hospital on Saturday, sources said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said police have been given a free hand to investigate the sexual abuse case against chief pontiff of Murugha Math Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, in accordance with law.

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru: Chief pontiff of Murugha Math Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, who has been arrested for alleged sexual abuse of high school girls and sent to judicial custody, was taken to the district hospital in Chitradurga on Friday.

Masturbating in the presence of another person is sufficient to infer sexual intent of an accused, a special court in Mumbai has said while convicting a 60-year-old man in a case of child sex abuse.

The students of Murugha Math were shifted to the government hostel here after a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against the chief pontiff Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru.

Dalit organisations staged a protest in Karnataka's Chitradurga on Tuesday, demanding the immediate arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Murugha Math, who has been booked under the POCSO Act for alleged sexual abuse.

A prominent seer in Karnataka booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) on Monday broke his silence over the issue, claiming it was part of a long drawn conspiracy against him.

Inmates of yet another shelter home in Bihar have alleged sexual abuse, leading to the arrest of the state-run care home's in-charge here, a senior police officer said on Sunday.

The Catholic Church in Colombia has released the names of 26 priests who were investigated for alleged sexual abuse of minors there, local media reported Saturday.

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the State government and the CBSE to issue orders to include a prevention-oriented programme on sexual abuse as a part of the curriculum.

A man was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a 30-year-old woman and holding her captive, police said on Monday.

The controversial bail order to social activist and writer 'Civic' Chandran in a sexual abuse case is now in High Court. The Kerala government has appealed against the order, in which the comments by the judge have outraged many. The activist has be

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today conducted raids at 56 locations across 19 states and a Union Territory in connection with the online circulation of child sexual abuse material.

A local court here on Monday ordered the chief pontiff of Murugha Math Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, who is facing charges of sexual abuse of minor girls, to be sent to judicial custody till September 14.

The Catholic Church must show "zero tolerance" to sexual assault by members of the clergy, Pope Francis said in excerpts of an interview with a Portuguese television channel broadcast Sunday.

Chief pontiff of Murugha Math Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, who is accused of sexually harassing minor high-school girls, underwent various medical tests at the Chitradurga district hospital on Saturday, sources said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said police have been given a free hand to investigate the sexual abuse case against chief pontiff of Murugha Math Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, in accordance with law.

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru: Chief pontiff of Murugha Math Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, who has been arrested for alleged sexual abuse of high school girls and sent to judicial custody, was taken to the district hospital in Chitradurga on Friday.

Masturbating in the presence of another person is sufficient to infer sexual intent of an accused, a special court in Mumbai has said while convicting a 60-year-old man in a case of child sex abuse.

The students of Murugha Math were shifted to the government hostel here after a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against the chief pontiff Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru.

Dalit organisations staged a protest in Karnataka's Chitradurga on Tuesday, demanding the immediate arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Murugha Math, who has been booked under the POCSO Act for alleged sexual abuse.

A prominent seer in Karnataka booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) on Monday broke his silence over the issue, claiming it was part of a long drawn conspiracy against him.

Inmates of yet another shelter home in Bihar have alleged sexual abuse, leading to the arrest of the state-run care home's in-charge here, a senior police officer said on Sunday.

The Catholic Church in Colombia has released the names of 26 priests who were investigated for alleged sexual abuse of minors there, local media reported Saturday.

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the State government and the CBSE to issue orders to include a prevention-oriented programme on sexual abuse as a part of the curriculum.

A man was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a 30-year-old woman and holding her captive, police said on Monday.

The controversial bail order to social activist and writer 'Civic' Chandran in a sexual abuse case is now in High Court. The Kerala government has appealed against the order, in which the comments by the judge have outraged many. The activist has be