Child sex abuse figures high in North

Jaffna special corr

In 2011, 179 children had been sexually abused and 102 sexually assaulted in the Northern Province. Forty five had contracted marriage when they were underage. These figures had been obtained from complaints made at office,” said Northern Province Children’s Probation Department Commissioner M T Viswaruban to the press.

He said that the number of sex abused children is more in Jaffna than other places. Sixty five children in Jaffna, 39 in Vavuniya, 32 in Mullaithivu, 28 in Kilinochchi and 15 in Mannar had been identified.

Sexual assault had been the highest in Vavuniya. Forty five in Vavuniya, 32 in Mullaithivu, 12 in Jaffna, 11 in Mannar and two in Kilinochchi had been recorded.

Marriage of under-age children figures the highest in Mullaithivu. Eighteen under-age marriages in Mullaithivu, 14 in Jaffna , 08 in Mannar, 04 in Kilinochchi and 01 in Vavuniya had been recorded.

One hundred and eight children had been permanently separated from their parents. The highest number is from Vavuniya. Twenty five are from Jaffna, 15 from Kilinochchi and 08 from Mullaithivu.