Sexual abuse against minors decreased after toughening penalties
Over the last 10 years for the first time in Armenia decrease in the sexual abuse against mibnors was observed which, according to experts, is conditioned by toughening sanctions for sexual offenses in Criminal Code. Such an opinion was expressed by the speakers of the discussion “Sexual abuse in Armebnia” held at “Media Centre”.
According to presentation of Arthur Vardanyan – Deputy Head of the Department of combating domestic violence and juvenile protection of the main Criminal Investigation Depaertment, if in 2013 116 cases of sexual abuse were registered, in 2014 it was 97 and the first months of 2015 – 32 cases. Over the last 10 years there was an increase in sexual abuse of juvenile about 2.5 times.
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