Pakistan's Islamic schools plagued by sexual abuse of children

An Associated Press investigation has found scores of reported cases of sex abuse within a far-reaching system that teaches over two million children in Pakistan.

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By Web Desk | December 24, 2017

An investigation by the Associated Press has found that sexual abuse is a pervasive and longstanding problem at madrassas, religious schools, in Pakistan.

But in a culture where clerics are powerful and sexual abuse is a taboo subject, it is seldom discussed or even acknowledged in public, the report says.

The AP investigation found that sexual abuse is even more seldom prosecuted and that police are often paid off not to pursue justice against clerics, victims' families claim.

Cases rarely make it to the courts, because Pakistan's legal system allows the victim's family to "forgive" the offender and accept what is often referred to as "blood money," AP reported.
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