Village Orders 10-YO Child to be Raped As “Punishment”
On July - 12 - 2014
Childhood sexual abuse is a huge epidemic around the globe. Research has shown parents, caregivers and many educators are unaware of the signs, symptoms and prevention of childhood sexual abuse adding to the rapid and growing statistics. This is unacceptable with over 60 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse; affecting 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 7 boys. Today Latest.com reported Indian police reported a 10 year old girl was raped “after a village chief ordered for her to be sexually assaulted as ‘punishment‘ after her father beat a man who broke into their house.” According to reports, “a 25 year old man who was neighbors with the family broke into their house drunk and tried to molest the man’s wife.” READ MORE HERE
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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