More than 13,000 child rape cases in seven years


KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 13,272 rape cases involving victims below 18 years old were reported between 2010 and May this year – equivalent to about 2,000 a year or five every day.

“There were also 1,796 incest cases, 1,152 unnatural sex cases and 6,014 molest cases,” Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim said.

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