Locals set fire to house of father, son accused of sexually abusing minor in Samegrelo
The crime is punishable by 15 to 20 years of imprisonment or life in prison. Photo: video grab.
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Locals have set fire to the house of a father and son accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old child in Georgia's western Samegrelo region.
Rustavi 2 TV channel reported that although law enforcers guarded the house of the offenders, neighbours managed to get inside the house and set fire to it.
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The Georgian Chief Prosecutor's Office has charged the 65-year-old father and his 35-year-old son for sexual abuse of an 8-year-old child today.
An official statement released by the Prosecutor's Office reads that the offenders, identified only as B.G. and Z.G., raped the 8-year-old girl several times.
Police also found that in January 2018, Z.G. sexually abused a 9-year-old girl.
The statement also reads that B.G. and Z.G. threatened their victims that they would kill them if they told anyone what had happened to them.
The detainees face 15 to 20 years of imprisonment or life in prison.
The rape of a minor will be sentenceable to life imprisonment in Georgia, Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri stated in parliament earlier today.
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The coach of a Georgian female football club has been charged with sexual assault against the members of the team and embezzlement, announces the Partnership for Human Rights (PHR), an organisation that works to protect the rights of various social groups.
On the occasion of the 6th European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, the Council of Europe has raised the topic of preventing risky behaviour by children related to self-generating sexual images and/or videos especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Police have detained a school teacher for sexual assault against school student in Georgia’s western region of Guria.
Father and son charged with raping an eight-year-old girl were each sentenced to 20 years in prison, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia confirmed on Saturday.