Child sex abuse greatly under-reported, claim activists

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Child activist James Nayagam says under-reporting of cases renders the child sex offenders’ registry meaningless. (File pic)PETALING JAYA: Two child rights activists claim that sexual violence against children occur far more frequently than indicated in official reports. They did not give specific figures of their own, but Suriana Welfare Society chairman James Nayagam said he suspected that one in 10 children had faced abuse, and Dr Amar Singh, a paediatrician with more than 20 years of advocacy against child abuse, pointed to studies carried out in 1996, 2001 and 2011 showing that 8% to 26% of all children had suffered some form of abuse. They were commenting on a recent report that police recorded 1,721 cases in the first six months of this year and a statement in the Dewan Rakyat that 813 cases were with the special court dealing with sexual crimes against children. The state…