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Cases of child sexual assault surged, more than 60% of concern groups urge the government to separate sex education into a discipline

2021-11-08T09:55:28.387Z


According to the latest data released by the police, there were 871 child abuse cases in the first three quarters of this year, an increase of nearly 66% over the same period last year, of which sexual assault cases accounted for nearly half. Some groups are particularly concerned about the soaring number of child sexual assault cases under the epidemic


According to the latest data released by the police, there were 871 child abuse cases in the first three quarters of this year, an increase of nearly 66% over the same period last year, of which sexual assault cases accounted for nearly half.

Some groups are particularly concerned about the soaring number of child sexual assault cases under the epidemic, and urge the authorities to fully implement child sex education in schools and make sex education an independent subject, so as to enhance children’s self-protection awareness against sexual violence and allow society to recognize it as soon as possible And intervene in child sexual assault cases to reduce the frequency of similar cases.


The Nursery Fund pointed out that many schools have not resumed full-time classes during the epidemic, which indirectly increased the time that some students stay at home or on the street.

At present, the time that school children spend on different social platforms, dating apps or mobile games has also increased, making them more likely to be exposed to the crisis of online sexual violence.

According to the latest police data, sexual assault cases have increased by 62% year-on-year, with 258 cases involving indecent assault (ie indecent assault) and as many as 100 cases involving illegal sexual intercourse. About 30% of the offenders and child victims of illegal sexual intercourse It is through the Internet.

Sexual assault cases increased by 62% year-on-year. Among them, 258 cases involved indecent assault (ie indecent assault), and as many as 100 cases involving illegal sexual intercourse. About 30% of the offenders and child victims of illegal sexual intercourse were met online .

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The Seedling Protection Fund believes that to effectively protect children from sexual assault, preventive sex education is of the utmost importance, and recommends that schools must fully implement child sex education.

As society changes, sex education should start from the early childhood, and sex education should be separated into a discipline to teach children the awareness of self-protection against sexual violence, so that the society can identify and intervene in child sexual assault cases as soon as possible.

The Nursing Foundation mentioned that Hong Kong currently has a serious shortage of sex education for school children. It is recommended that schools should increase the number of compulsory education hours in schools and strengthen the implementation of sex education for students in school curricula.

The Seedling Protection Fund believes that to effectively protect children from sexual assault, preventive sex education is crucial, and schools must fully implement child sex education.

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Ng Wai Ching, chairman of the Nursery Fund, said that in recent years, many kindergarten teachers have sought support from the Nursery Fund for providing sex education to students. This reflects the industry's urgent concern for child protection and generally agrees that the provision of sex education should start from early childhood.

The Nursery Fund urges the authorities to provide compulsory education with sufficient hours to all school children in Hong Kong, and to make sex education a separate subject.

In the first three quarters of this year, child abuse cases increased by 66% to 871, and nearly half involved sexual assault. 20% of victims were under 6 years old. Experts point out that many emotionally ill young people have been verbally abused. Parents are encouraged to speak as mildly as possible. The crime of knowing children Zhang Daming: Preventing pedophilia from searching for children's sexual assault targets online. Detective admits indecent assault and commits child pornography, saying that he was influenced by the same addiction’s dead father, thanking the police for arrest

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Source: hk1

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