Child Rapes Account for Majority of Sex Attacks Last Year
The number of reported rapes recorded by human rights group Adhoc fell by about 24 percent in 2013 compared to the previous year, though the rape of children and minors continued to account for the majority of attacks. …
Chuon Chamrong, head of Adhoc’s women’s section, said a total of 242 rape cases were recorded by the group in 23 provinces last year, including eight rape-murders. In 177 rape cases, the victims were children. In 2012, Adhoc recorded 312 rape cases, including 214 rapes of children. …
CNRP lawmaker-elect and former Women’s Affairs Minister Mu Sochua, who represents Battambang province, where 31 cases of child rape were recorded by Adhoc last year, the highest in the country, said ending child rape must be a government priority. …
Ben Sokhean
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