Woman Arrested for Pimping Teenage Girls to Foreigners, Locals

By Aun Pheap and Chris Mueller | June 24, 2015 A woman was arrested in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district on Monday for allegedly pimping out at least seven underage…

Former Child Victim Informs NGO about Sexual Exploitation of Young Females

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – A former child victim’s brave report to child protection organization APLE about alleged sexual exploitation of minors and adults led to a successful police operation on…

Mothers’ Complaints Lead to Arrest of Mexican and German

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – A rapid response from the Chbar Ampov district police and AHTJP police resulted in the arrest of a 56-year-old German national on Tuesday. After an initial…

Non-Deportation and Lenient Sentence for Child Sex Offender Causes Outrage

Phnom Penh – The impending release of child sex offender and NGO director Philippe Broaly has caused outrage among seventeen child protection NGOs. Last month, Broaly, a French national, was…

Australian Primary School Teacher Convicted for Child Sex Offenses

Phnom Penh, a 52-year-old Australian primary school teacher, George Moussallie, was sentenced to five years imprisonment for sexually abusing 6 underage boys, aged 3 to 13 years old. The court…

Male Victims of Sexual Violence Struggle for Voice

A recent spate of cases of alleged sexual abuse of boys, several involving directors of child welfare NGOs, has drawn renewed attention to the prevalence of such crimes in Cambodia.…