Bill providing tougher punishment for sexual crimes against minors sent to gov’t
The sentence for sexual crimes against minors may reach 20 years based on the circumstances. Photo: Interior Ministry press office.
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The Georgian Interior Ministry has reported today that they have sent a bill which provides tougher er punishment for sexual crimes against minors to the government for confirmation.
If the bill is approved by the government then it will be sent to parliament for voting.
The bill reads that convicts in sexual crimes against minors will be deprived of the right to work at educational institutions.
They will be deprived of other civil rights as well. The ministry will create a special database of all people convicted of sexual crimes against minors. The individuals will be under permanent surveillance to prevent sexual crimes against minors,” the ministry statement reads.
The ministry stated only specialised investigators will look into sexual crimes.
The group investigators of the Interior Ministry have undergone special trainings,” the Interior Ministry says.
The ministry says that they will provide psychological assistance to the victims of sexual violence and their families.
The Interior Ministry reports that victims of sexual abuse and their parents have become more open to contacting law enforcement agencies.
116 individuals were charged in 2018 for various offences committed against minors.
The ministry stated that:
- Four individuals were detained for rape of minors.
- Two for committing sexual offences other than rape.
- 24 for indecency to minors.
- 86 for consensual sexual relationship with those under 16.
The current legislation provides five to seven years in prison for indecent actions against children under 14.
The Georgian police have arrested a man accused of sexually harassing adolescents online and violating their right to privacy.
The Georgian Interior Ministry reports that 116 individuals were charged in 2018 for various offences committed against minors.
With the help of UNICEF the Georgian Parliament’s Human Rights Committee has drafted the Code of the Child to respond to existing challenges in terms of children development and protection.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has drafted a bill which provides civil restrictions and tougher punishment for those convicted of sexual crimes against minors.
The Georgian Interior Ministry and OSCE Human Rights Office (ODIHR) have signed a deal to create a training programme for crime investigators that deal with cases involving discrimination.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has held a meeting with members of international organisations, NGOs and state agencies earlier today to speak about crimes committed against and by minors.
A man wanted for sexual abuse of a minor in Texas, US, was detained in Tbilisi today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.
The Georgian Interior Ministry says that it has met nearly all the recommendations made by the Georgian Public Defender to them in 2018.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has exposed 110 cases of child abuse by their parents from January to May 2019. In 15 cases out of the 110, children were abused by their mothers while fathers/stepfathers were observed in the rest of the cases.
Georgian law enforcers have detained two sisters for child abuse in the coastal region of Adjara today. Police reported that the women forced their four children (aged 6-12) to beg in the streets, systematically abused and watched them out. The sisters used the total amount earned by their children.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports that during the first nine months of 2019, 152 individuals were convicted of a sexual offence, 114 of which were against minors.
Georgian and Ukrainian state security agencies have prevented the premediated murder of two individuals in Georgia by car bomb.
Negotiations are underway for ten individuals detained for child trafficking and child pornography in September 2019 to sign a plea bargain.
About 70 per cent of children given to state care by social workers in 2019-2020 have been subject to violence, while the remaining 30 per cent have been placed in state care due to economic factors, said Deputy Health Minister Tamar Barkalaia.