NCPA to compile list of offenders convicted of child sexual abuse

NCPA to compile list of offenders convicted of child sexual abuse

March 7, 2024   10:59 am

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) says it intends to compile a list containing the names of the offenders convicted of child sexual abuse.

Mr. Chanaka Udayakumara Amarasinghe, the NCPA chairman, explained that these convicts are most likely to repeat the offences once they are released from custody after serving their prison sentences, adding that this leaves children at risk of falling prey to molesters.

Joining a media briefing held at the Health Promotion Bureau, Mr. Amarasinghe said the NCPA is in the process of preparing a list of convicted child molesters to make their information available to the concerned parties.

Additionally, the NCPA is discussing whether legal provisions can be introduced to either prevent or restrict the ex-convicts from entering the premises frequented by children, after being released from prison.

According to Mr. Amarasinghe, the country has witnessed a disturbing increase in the number of cases of child sexual abuse in 2023.

Last year, Sri Lanka had recorded as many as 1,639 cases of rape on female children as opposed to the 1,618 reported in 2022.

Meanwhile, incidents of sexual assaults reported in 2022 stood at 1,232, and this soared to 1,497 last year, the NCPA chairman added.

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