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Stylianos case: Teacher says welfare visit came after bruises faded

A teacher told Nicosia District Court on Wednesday that the welfare officer responsible came to see Stylianos at school...
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Football coach sentenced to four years in prison for sexual abuse of minors

The Permanent Criminal Court of Limassol today sentenced a 44-year-old football coach and club official to four years in...
Sports

Football coach pleads guilty to child sexual abuse charges after last-minute plea change

A 44-year-old football coach and club official pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges before Limassol Criminal Court today,...
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Court of Appeal raises sentence in child sexual abuse case, criticises initial ruling

Cyprus's Court of Appeal unanimously increased a man's prison sentence to ten years on each count on Monday after...
Opinion

Time is on the abusers’ side

Every 20 hours, a child reports an incident of sexual abuse. That figure was made public last November by...
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60 child sexual abuse convictions recorded in 2025

Cyprus's Child Exploitation Investigation Unit (UDYEP) recorded 60 convictions for the sexual abuse of minors in 2025, the unit...
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Two Limassol pupils handed suspended sentences for AI-generated child pornography

Two secondary school pupils in Limassol have received suspended sentences after admitting to using artificial intelligence applications to create...
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Cyprus Police help jail US child sex offender for 12 years without parole

A 53-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison without the possibility of early release in the...
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Man faces 15 child pornography charges involving own daughter

A 45-year-old man is set to answer 15 charges in early March over possession and production of child pornography,...
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Infant with shaken baby syndrome critical as father with previous abuse complaints detained

A three-month-old baby boy is fighting for his life at Makarios Hospital after being diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome,...
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Three-month-old baby diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome; father arrested

Police in Nicosia have arrested a 28-year-old father after his three-month-old son was diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome following...
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Parents’ shock guilty plea pushes Cyprus authorities to finally close child abuse inquiries

Cypriot authorities are now rushing to finalise two inquiries that were ordered last April following the public revelation of...
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Man jailed for 30 months for sexually abusing 8-year-old boy at Cyprus mosque

A 20-year-old man who taught Quran classes to children at a mosque in a Cyprus province has been jailed...
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