A criminal case was filed against the abuser.ĭespite the laws forbidding sexual activity with a child below the age of consent, the laws are flouted and ignored, and, in many countries, they are circumvented by child marriage. The teacher had the child rescued and brought to the Preda Foundation home for abused children, where Angelica is presently receiving care, protection and therapy with 55 other children. That school never taught the children how to recognize and report abuse. It was only when Angelica had failing grades and her teacher asked her why she told the teacher about the abuse. The mother told the child it was normal and even if the child hated it, she was conditioned to endure it. The mother held down the child while the man raped her repeatedly. That’s why preventive awareness building is so important.Īngelica was only 11 years old when her mother allowed her live-in partner to abuse her for four years. One in every three girls is sexually abused at least once in their lives, experts say. Child sexual abuse is society’s dirty secret, and it is like a pandemic everywhere. Judges are now sensitive and aware of the gravity of child abuse and tend to believe the clear, direct testimony of the child victim rather than the contrived alibi or denial of the accused. In the Preda Foundation, an organization that protects and heals abused children, the average number of annual convictions is 18 with about another 32 ongoing cases. The rates of reporting are notoriously low and convictions are infrequent. The Philippine sex bars offering minors operate with mayor’s permits. The shocking reality is the child protection laws worldwide are flouted, ignored and violated, and crimes against children are widespread and tolerated. Most judges and psychologists know that a child under 18 cannot give full consent by free will to sexual acts. Nigeria is the most notorious of all - with 11 years of age. In South Korea, consent is 13 years of age. Some advocates consider the Philippines to be notorious, medieval and backward with 12 years as the age of consent in the Penal Code, the lowest in Asia.
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