Sexual Offences Against Children
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US: Hindu guru gets 14-year jail in sexual molestation case
A US jury on Wednesday sentenced a Hindu religious leader to 14 years in prison and fined him USD 10,000 for each of the 20 counts of molestation of the two girls who grew up in the ashram he founded and led in Central Texas.Prakashanand Saraswati, known to his devotees as Shree Swamiji and head of the 200-acre Hindu ashram in Texas, was sentenced ...
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Up to seven years jail term for child sexual offenders
A pathbreaking bill dealing exclusively with sexual offences against children was passed by the Union Cabinet on Thursday providing for a jail term up to seven years and a fine of Rs 50,000 for such crimes.The Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill, 2011, also legalised consensual sex with a person aged between 16-18 years.The new law ...
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US: Hindu guru gets 14-year jail in sexual molestation case
A US jury on Wednesday sentenced a Hindu religious leader to 14 years in prison and fined him USD 10,000 for each of the 20 counts of molestation of the two girls who grew up in the ashram he founded and led in Central Texas.Prakashanand Saraswati, known to his devotees as Shree Swamiji and head of the 200-acre Hindu ashram in Texas, was sentenced ...
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Up to seven years jail term for child sexual offenders
A pathbreaking bill dealing exclusively with sexual offences against children was passed by the Union Cabinet on Thursday providing for a jail term up to seven years and a fine of Rs 50,000 for such crimes.The Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill, 2011, also legalised consensual sex with a person aged between 16-18 years.The new law ...
