Judge sentences 'Britain's most prolific rapist'
to life in prison
Minor boy in critical condition after sexually assaulted in Sujawal
to life in prison
By Sommer Brokaw
(UPI) -- A judge sentenced a man described as "Britain's most prolific rapist" on Monday to life in prison.
Judge Suzanne Goddard sentenced Reynhard Sinaga, 36, at Manchester crown court to life with a minimum term of 30 years, bringing his fourth trial to a conclusion and ending a media-blackout pending ongoing legal proceedings.
Sinaga was found guilty of 159 counts of sexual offenses against 48 different men, Greater Manchester Police said in a statement.
He already is serving 88 concurrent life sentences with a minimum of 20 years before consideration for parole after his first two trials relating to 25 victims. The sentencing involved convictions on counts in the third and fourth trials relating to 23 more victims. Sinaga had raped all but four of the 48 victims who came to court.
The sexual offenses included 136 rapes that he filmed on two mobile phones. Police believe he abused different men over two and one- half years after he lured them into his flat, pretending to be a "good Samaritan."
Authorities said he then drugged them and preyed on them after they passed out, and they have identified at least 195 men who were unconscious when Sinaga abused them through months of analysis of photos and videos.
"Reynhard Sinaga is the most prolific rapist in British legal history," North West Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor Ian Rushton said. "His extreme sense of sexual entitlement almost defies belief and he would no doubt still be adding to his staggering tally had he not been caught."
"Sinaga's unthreatening demeanor duped these young men - - many of whom thanked him for his kindness in offering them a place to stay - - into thinking this monster was a good Samaritan," he added.
"But once back at his flat he used victims as objects purely for his own gratification -- then appears to have derived further twisted pleasure from rewatching his films in court and putting victims through the trauma of giving evidence."
Sinaga came to the United Kingdom from Indonesia in 2007 on a student visa and never left, living off money from his father, a banker, until his arrest in June 2017.
A victim woke up and fought him off before going to the police in 2017, bringing his attacks to light.
SUJAWAL: In yet another incident, a seven-year-old child was on Friday sexually assaulted in Sujawal district of the Sindh province, ARY NEWS reported.
According to sources, the accused involved in the heinous act is being identified, however, he was able to flee from the area. The residents shifted the child, who is in critical condition, to a Taluqa Headquarters (THQ) Hospital.
Police have started search for the culprit involved in the incident.
10 y/o boy sexually assaulted in seminary - 5 arrested
It is pertinent to mention here that incidents of sexual harassment and abuse of children are reported from various parts of the country and in one such incident police on Sunday arrested seminary teacher accused of assaulting a child at a seminary in Mansehra district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.
The police taking prompt action conducted a raid at the possible hideouts of the main accused and arrested the prime accused, identified as Qari Shamsuddin.
The police will present the accused before the court tomorrow and will plead for the remand.
Police have also arrested four more people in connection with alleged sexual abuse of a 10-year-old boy by a cleric in Mansehra.
The police taking prompt action against the alleged perpetrators sealed the seminary and arrested four accused involved in the act.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan a day earlier took notice of the appalling incident of child sexual abuse.
34-y/o man charged over child sex offences
on the NSW mid-north coast
AAP/7NEWS
A man has been charged with the alleged sexual abuse of two girls and a woman over a nine-year period on the NSW mid-north coast.
Police were first alerted to allegations of child rape in October 2019 and later received reports of sexual assault against a woman and another girl.
The incidents occurred between 2006 and 2015, with the girls aged between five and 14 at the time. The woman was aged between 22 and 24.
The 34-year-old man was arrested in Kempsey on Thursday afternoon and charged with multiple sex and child sex offences.
He was refused bail to appear at Port Macquarie Local Court on Friday.
Why was he given the option?
CID gets 63 cases of online child sex abuse
in 3 months in Karnataka
The cyber crime unit of the CID was designated as the OCSAE Prevention and Investigation Unit in Karnataka in September 2019.
BENGALURU: In what can be termed as a disturbing trend; 63 cases of Online Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation (OCSAE) were registered in Karnataka in the last quarter of 2019 soon after the cyber crime unit of the Criminal Investigation Department was designated as the nodal agency.
Investigation into these heinous crimes against children has led to the arrest of three alleged paedophiles — one each in Mangaluru, Udupi and Ballari — under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) and Sections 66 E (Punishment for violation of privacy) and 67B (Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc, in electronic form) of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000.
The cyber crime unit of the CID was designated as the OCSAE Prevention and Investigation Unit in Karnataka in September 2019. The unit received 63 OCSAE cases between October and December from the central intelligence and other investigating agencies, which get inputs from Interpol.
According to official sources, the cyber crime division of the CID, after analysing the digital footprints of the inputs, has sent the cases to the jurisdictional district Cyber Crime, Economic Offences and Narcotics (CEN) police stations for registration of cases and investigation.
“The CEN police stations have registered OCSAE cases under POCSO and Sections 66E and 67B of the IT Act, 2000. Three suspects have been arrested and investigation in other cases is being stringently pursued,” said an officer.
He added that before commissioning of the special unit, the OCSAE cases were not being reported or registered in the state because there was no infrastructure to handle cases of this nature. “We don’t know the extent of the menace because such cases were not being reported earlier. There is no comprehensive document on online child sexual abuse cases because most often, the crime takes place behind closed doors,” he added.
The Chairman of the Child Rights Commission, Karnataka Chapter, Dr Anthony Sebastian said that cases of online sexual exploitation of children are now coming to light because of growing awareness among people and the interest taken by law enforcement agencies against such heinous crimes and the international network of paedophiles. He added that parents should discuss with their children about their online activities in a non-hostile environment.India is one of the oldest members of the International police organisation.
It's a dim light though, and a long ways from being a Spotlight!
In November last year, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) set up an Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention and Investigation Unit under its Special Crime Zone after seven Indian nationals were found to be involved in international child pornography in Germany. The cases are being investigated by the CBI, which receives numerous references regarding dissemination of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) from Interpol and other national and international organizations. The CBI, which is the nodal agency in India for Interpol, shares the inputs with states where the crime has taken place for investigation.
In May last year, India and the United States had signed an MoU to help India check online child pornography and content related to child sexual exploitation.
Interpol database
Interpol’s International Child Sexual Exploitation (ICSE) database has more than 1.5 million images and videos and has helped identify 19,400 victims worldwide.
The database allows specialized investigators from more than 50 countries to use it to exchange information with colleagues around the world for clues, identify any overlap in cases and combine their efforts to locate victims of child sexual abuse.
Profile of online paedophile
The abuser is often known to the child. Recording or photography of the abuse is evidence of a serious crime. Abusers often use the images for future sexual gratification or to be traded and shared with other abusers.(Source: Interpol website)
Victim 'taken into an alleyway by man who raped her'
in Westminster
By Victoria ChessumDetectives have released CCTV of a man who could help with an investigation after a woman in her 40s was reportedly raped.
The image, released from footage today (January 4), has come from The Metropolitan Police.
It comes after police received a report at around 3am on August 2 that a woman, who had been walking near Piccadilly Circus, was approached by a stranger.
He proceeded to take her to a nearby alleyway where the attack happened, police say.
Det Cons Sue McKenzie said: “A dedicated team have been leading the investigation into this despicable offence and the next stage is to appeal to the public to help identify the man in the image, as we believe he could assist with our enquiries.
“Specialist officers continue to support the victim through what has been an extremely traumatic time.
“I urge anyone who recognises this man, or if you are the man in the CCTV image, to contact us immediately.”
There have been no arrests and inquiries continue.
The 33 men in court in 2019 that every Hull parent
needs to know about
needs to know about
These paedophiles were all brought to justice in Hull in 2019
By Anna Riley
These are the faces of Hull's most dangerous paedophiles who have all been brought to justice during 2019.
Their sentences range from 10-month suspended sentences to 18 years in jail for afflicting vile abuse upon children or being in possession of hundreds of horrific images.
Some of the brave victims came forward to see their attackers jailed in Hull Crown Court, while other cases saw the offenders caught by online paedophile hunters posing as young teens.
Together, these vile criminals have been jailed for more than 100 years.
Of course, in the USA, many of them would have gotten 100 years each, but not in the UK. Please go to HullLive for the list of pervs and pedos.
23-y/o man in Tamil Nadu arrested for
sharing child sexual abuse material on FB
The man was also accused of sending child sexual abuse content to his friends on Facebook Messenger
TNM StaffA 23-year-old man has been arrested by the Coimbatore police in Tamil Nadu for sharing child sexual abuse content on his social media. The man, hailing from Assam, was arrested on Saturday.
According to a statement by the police, the social media cell made the arrest after identifying 23-year-old Renda Basumatari. The man, employed at a tiles company in Pollachi town, was found to be uploading sexual abuse content related to children onto to his Facebook page as well as Facebook Messenger.
According to one report in The Hindu, investigating officials reportedly found child abusive content on his mobile phone too. The arrest comes as part of the police department's drive in recent weeks to crack down on people sharing child sexual abuse material.
According to one report in the Times of India, the All Women Police Station (AWPS) in Pollachi questioned the man who had reportedly admitted to sending the violative content to his friends using Facebook Messenger.
Renda has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act Section 14, 14 (1) and 15 in addition to the provisions of the Information Technology Act.
Another similar arrest was recorded on Saturday in Sukur, Coimbatore. 25-year-old Sathyamoorthi Ramaswamy was arrested for reportedly uploading child sexual abuse videos on Facebook.
Sathyamoorthi was arrested after his IP address and location was verified by the social media cell of the police department. His mobile phone was also seized by the police.
Old Ottawa man charged with possession of child pornography
BRUCE DEACHMANOttawa Citizen
An 80-year-old Ottawa man was scheduled to appear in court Monday afternoon after being charged with unlawful possession of child pornography.
According to Ottawa Police Service, its internet child exploitation unit was notified in November that the man was suspected of being in possession of child pornography. A search warrant was subsequently obtained, and police found images on digital devices belonging to the man.
Visit www.protectchildren.ca for information on how to protect children from child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Policeman and 15 others accused of historical
child sex abuse appear in court
One British guy and 14 Pakistani Muslims. What a surprise!
By Henry ClareThe Mirror
A police constable and 15 other men accused of historical child sexual exploitation appeared in court for the first time today.
Amjad Ditta showed no emotion as he briefly appeared at Bradford Magistrates' Court on Monday
The 35-year-old is a police constable based within West Yorkshire Police's protective services operations, the force has previously said.
A spokesman said at the time of his charging that he had been suspended from duty.
Nadeem Adalat (left) and Vaseem Adalat (right) leave the court (Image: PA)
Ditta, who wore a black suit and tie, spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth during the hearing, and gave his surname as Hussain.
The defendant faces a single charge of sexual touching in March 2009, when he was a serving officer.
He and the other 15 men were given bail and will appear at Bradford Crown Court on January 20.
Vaseem Adalat arrives at Bradford Magistrates Court (Image: Alex Cousins SWNS)
The charges they face relate to alleged offences against three teenage girls in Halifax between 2006 and 2009.
The alleged victims were aged between 13 and 16 at the time.
District Judge Charlotte Holland said that the alleged offences were "too serious" to be dealt with by the magistrates' court and that it was necessary for them to be heard at crown court instead.
Those who appeared on Monday, who are all from Halifax, are:
Ditta, who is charged with sexual touching
Vaqaas Abbas, 30, is charged with three counts of rape and three of supplying a class C drug
Nadeem Adalat, 34, faces four charges of rape and four of supply of a class C drugSajid Adalat, 43, is charged with rape
Waseem Adalat, 33, charged with two counts of rape, trafficking and supply of a class C drug
Christopher Eastwood, 45, charged with two counts of rape and two counts of supply of a class C drug
Mahtab Islam, 46, charged with five counts of rape, three of supplying a class A drug, three of supplying a class C drug, two of sexual assault and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice
Mohammed Rizwan Iqbal, 34, is charged with rape
Ishtiaq Latif, 32, is charged with sexual activity with a child
Asad Mahmood, 33, is charged with two counts of rape and trafficking
Sajid Adalat shows a peace sign as he leaves the court (Image: Alex Cousins SWNS)
Police nab American who fled to Israel amid
child sex abuse allegations in 2010
By JACOB MAGID Police on Sunday arrested a Brooklyn native who has been illegally residing in Israel since 2010 amid allegations that he sexually abused his female relatives, a law enforcement official said.
While the identity of the suspect was revealed in the American press shortly after he fled the country, the Justice Ministry has placed a gag order barring the publication of the man’s name in order to protect the identities of the alleged victims.
The suspect was arrested in southern Israel and brought on Monday before the Jerusalem District Court, where a representative from the International Affairs Division of the State Prosecutor’s Office filed a petition for extradition back to the US.
That should take about 15 years, if Malka Leifer's case is any indication.
The arrest ended an over four-year manhunt that began in 2015 after the Justice Ministry said that it had received a request from the US to extradite the suspect. American media reports, however, said that the request had been filed in 2011. A Justice Ministry official did not immediately respond to a request for clarification on the matter.
See what I mean? It's already been 9 years!
According to the American extradition request, the suspect abused his female relatives in his Brooklyn home from 1996 to 2004 while the girls were minors. In October 2010, one of the alleged victims came forward and the NYPD opened an investigation. “That same day, the man’s wife drove him to JFK airport and from there he flew to Israel,” the Justice Ministry statement alleged. Local reports from the time said that the suspect’s wife had ferried her 20-year-old son together with his father, as the former was alleged to have taken part in the abuse along with at least two of his brothers.
The suspect’s tourist visa expired several months after his entry and he has been residing illegally in Israel ever since, the Justice Ministry said.
A source with knowledge of the investigation said the suspect is an ultra-Orthodox rabbi and had been residing in Jerusalem until last year when the son who fled New York with him was nabbed by police and extradited to the US. Since the arrest, the suspect moved to a more isolated town in southern Israel.
Jewish Community Watch, which supports victims of sexual assault and was involved with the latest developments in the case, said in a statement, “We have been shocked at the horrific, drawn-out process that the victims have been forced to endure… The pain of waiting for answers and closure, day after day for 10 years, is a travesty that no victim should ever have to experience.”
“The authorities in both the US and Israel have much to answer for, in allowing this case to drag on for so long,” the group added, before thanking Israeli authorities for eventually making the arrest.
JCW’s Shana Aaronson told The Times of Israel that the case demonstrated the need for Israel to vet individuals who arrive from abroad. “As it currently stands, it’s just open season here and people can come and live here regardless of what they’ve done,” she fumed. “The efforts that have to go into getting anyone to even pay attention are unbelievable and shocking.”
The case comes on the backdrop of a similar one involving former Australia school principal Malka Leifer, who boarded a red-eye flight to Israel in 2008 as allegations against her of child sex abuse were coming to light. She was arrested in Israel in 2014 after Australia filed for extradition, but a Jerusalem court suspended the proceedings in 2016, deeming her mentally unfit to stand trial. She was rearrested in 2018 after being filmed appearing to lead a fully functional life.
Her attorneys have continued to maintain an insanity defense and the proceedings against her are ongoing, to the chagrin of her many accusers and the Australian government.
And me; and hopefully you. This is deplorable!
Pakistani father booked for ‘selling’ his daughter for Dh12 - $3-$7
..
Police arrested the father and the accused who attempted
to rape the minor girl
Ashfaq Ahmed, Associate Editor - Gulf News Online
Dubai: Police in Pakistan have arrested a man who allegedly sold his minor daughter for Rs500 (Dh12) (Either 3.4 or 7 USDs) to another man who then tried to rape her.
According to reports, the police on Sunday also arrested the man who bought the girl for sexual abuse. Police lodged a criminal case against both the suspects on the complaint of the minor’s mother. Zahid Nawaz Marwat, Divisional Police Office (DPO) in Kasur city of Punjab, had constituted a team comprising CIA officials for the arrest of the suspects.
According to the complainant, the mother said that her husband had called a man to their house and let him sexually abuse their 12-year-old daughter after receiving Rs500. She said she was away for work when the incident happened. Her daughter told her about the incident when she returned. Meanwhile, both the suspects managed to escape, reported Dawn news.
Police took the victim to hospital for medical examination. They claimed it was an incident of attempted rape.
The suspect who paid the amount to the father had earlier been booked in a child abuse case in 2013 but got off scot free.
Police lodged the fresh case under sections 376 (of rape), 371-A (selling person for the purposes of prostitution), 371-B (buying person for the purposes of prostitution) of PPC against the suspects and were conducting raids to arrest them.
The district police remained in a defensive mode on Sunday after a list went viral on social media in which over a hundred people of the district were declared as touts — people who are patrons of prostitution and criminals involved in prostitution. The list was reportedly prepared by an intelligence agency.
Influential touts (tweets?)
The list included names of influential people including, local political figures of union council level, lawyers and reporters as ‘touts’, who often got the arrested suspects released after taking some money from the aggrieved party and sharing it with police.
Initially, it was reported that the list had been prepared by the district police, but later the department denied its issuance through an official handout. Various stakeholders, including local reporters in Kasur, criticised the police for wrongly naming them.
The handout also stated that police would prepare a list of touts after thorough verification and investigation. The department refused to own the list that was viral on social media and said that touts in police stations would be banned and dealt with an iron hand.
Kasur, a small city located at distance of some 52km from Lahore, is notorious for child abuse and sexual abuse case.
Zainab rape and murder case
The city is known for child pornography as well. In 2015, a child pornography ring was busted in Kasur, where more than 200 children of the Hussain Khanwala village were being filmed. Through the mechanisms of fear and threat to life, these children and their families were pressured to keep silent. As per statistics compiled by non-governmental organisation, Sahil, 285 cases of child sexual abuse were recorded in this case.
The accused Imran Ali, who was convicted in Zainab’s rape and murder case, was executed nine months after the child’s death.
Child abuse cases in Pakistan
A report by the NGO Sahil had revealed earlier this year that reported cases of child abuse increased by 11 per cent in year 2018 compared to 2017, with more than 10 children suffering some form of abuse every day in Pakistan.
The report, titled ‘Cruel Numbers 2018’, had found that cases of child sexual abuse specifically witnessed a rise of a significant 33 per cent when compared with the reported cases of 2017.
The Sahil report released last year found that a total of 3,832 child abuse cases were reported by newspapers in all four provinces as well as Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan. In comparison, 3,445 such incidents were reported from January to December 2017.
Major findings:
3,832 cases of child abuse reported in 2018
3 per cent rise seen in child sexual abuse cases
Girls found to be more vulnerable between ages 0-5 and 16-18
Boys found to be more vulnerable between ages 6-10 and 11-15
Most child abuse cases reported from Punjab, followed by Sindh and KP
Of course, these are just the reported cases which is a small fraction of the real child sexual abuse that is happening in Pakistan. It is obvious the situation is getting worse by the day and will continue to get worse, especially since Pakistan is doing very little or nothing to address the issues.
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