The human rights body said that the sexual abuse of children at the hands of family members 'compounds the trauma experienced by the victims, as they are betrayed and violated by those whom they should trust the most.'
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday voiced grave concerns about the recent spate of sexual violence against children nationwide, with several recent cases involving family members as the alleged perpetrators.
In another incident, a man allegedly raped his niece in Calamba, Laguna, when she was 10 years old and until she turned 17. He then fled to Bicol, where he allegedly raped his partner’s three minor daughters. In one incident in Zamboanga del Norte, the "decaying corpse" of an 11-year-old girl who had been missing for days was recently found, with authorities suspecting she was raped prior to her death. Her older, 20-year-old relative later surrendered to the police, who said he admitted to killing her but denied the alleged rape.
Several studies have captured the difficulty of accurately estimating the number of incest rape victims in the country due to underreporting and fears of reprisal. The Office of the Ombudsman has preventively suspended Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado and 68 others including town mayors for six...
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