International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics Volume 119 No. 17 2018, 1063-1072 ISSN: 1314-3395 (on-line version) url: http://www.acadpubl.eu/hub/ Special Issue http://www.acadpubl.eu/hub/ A Study on Sexual Abuse of Children and Youth in India 1R. Kavinth Chandar and 2M. Kannappan 1Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai. ping me
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[email protected] Abstract Child abuse is that the physical or psychological abuse of a toddler, will be differentiated into four major classes, physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and worst of all; the sex offense. Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) could be a quite physical or mental violation of a toddler with sexual intent, sometimes by a person who is in a very position of trust or power the kid. Asian nation is that the second largest kid population in the world, forty second of India’s total population is below eighteen years “Millions of children are victims of violence and exploitation. They are physically and emotionally vulnerable and they can be scarred for life by mental or emotional abuse. We know what to do, and we know how to do it. The means are at hand, it is up to us to seize the opportunity and build a world that is fit for children”- Ban-Ki-Moon, Secretary General of United Nations (Remarks on the twentieth Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, New York, 20 November 2009).