BEIJING: The number of crimes against minors prosecuted has increased by an annual average of 3.6 percent in the past five years, with rape, molestation and other types of sexual assault becoming the most prominent, according to the Supreme People’s Procuratorate.
From 2018 to 2022, about 290,000 people were prosecuted for crimes against minors. Among them, 131,000 were involved in sexual assault, including rape and child molestation, according to the SPP.
Procuratorates, public security organs and courts strictly punish crimes against minors such as killing, injuring, sexually assaulting, trafficking and abusing, and resolutely crack down on those who challenge the bottom line of law and ethics, with no tolerance, Tong Jianming, executive prosecutor-general of SPP, said at a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
The procuratorial organs have improved procuratorial policies and clarified the rules for handling cases to respond to emerging problems such as gangsters luring or forcing minors to commit organized crimes, and criminals using the internet to coerce girls to upload their nude photos, he said.
More attention has also been paid to the victims’ psychological assistance, about 2,050 “one-stop” case-handling venues have been built to avoid secondary harm to minors caused by repeated inquiries and evidence collection, and judicial assistance has been provided to families suffering difficulties after criminal violations, according to the SPP.
–The Daily Mail-Daily
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