Japan child abuse cases reach new record, revenge porn on the rise

Suspected abuse cases involving a record 115,762 minors were reported to child welfare centers across Japan in 2022, up 7,703 on the previous year's high, the National Police Agency said Thursday.Police also uncovered a record 2,181 child abuse cases last year, up from the previous record of 2,174 in 2021, the police agency's statistics showed.The police report, which defines minors as children aged below 18, showed that 2,214 children were recorded as victims of abuse, with 37 deaths, of which 24 were in family murder-suicide incidents or incidents taking place shortly after birth.About 80…READ FULL ARTICLE