‘My Husband Raped Our 3-Year-Old & Authorities Refused to Help’

The victim’s mother reveals a devastating story of child abuse within the house, and bureaucratic apathy.

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A three-year-old girl child was allegedly sexually abused by her father in 2012. Her father is a French national and works for the French Ministry of External Affairs. Her mother, who is an Indian, spoke to The Quint about the trauma and the harassment that she and her daughter had to go through while being medically examined by the government doctors and the police.

The survivor’s mother wants justice for her daughter and children like her suffering daily at the hands of their fathers, brothers, relatives or neighbours.

(The Quint is supporting #ProtectOurChildren, an initiative by Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament, to find lasting solutions to the problem of Child Sexual Abuse. A group of NGOs, activists, school principals, parents and survivors of child sexual abuse are coming together for an Open House event titled ‘Why we need to start talking about Child Sexual Abuse and Protect Our Children’ on the 30th of November, at the Constitution Club of India. Participants include NGO’s like HAQ Centre for Child Rights & RAHI foundation, Child Law expert Swagatha Raha from National Law School, Bengaluru, Preethi Herman from Change.org and various public figures, some of whom voice their concerns with The Quint. At the end of the deliberations, the Open House aims to arrive at a consensus to frame a roadmap and find solutions to curb the menace of Child Sexual Abuse.)