The law shields children from sexual predators

Defilement is the violation of the chastity of a child. Section 8 (1) of the Sexual Offences Act provides that a person who commits an act which causes penetration with a child is guilty of an offence termed defilement. Defilement is a notorious evil in our society today. When we talk about defilement, the victim that comes to many people’s minds is the girl-child. The definition in the Sexual Offences Act is however such that it includes the boy in its definition. Research has shown that the boy-child is also defiled, even though not as much as the girl-child...