In yet another shocking incident, a 12-year-old boy raped a 6-year-old girl after being addicted to porn websites. This heart-breaking incident happened in a village of the Raisinghnagar area, district Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan.
As per the reports, the 12-year-old boy studies in class six. During the Covid-19 lockdown, like many other kids, he started attending online classes on his father’s phone. During that period, he stumbled upon porn websites and started watching them. And, gradually he got addicted to them.
As per sources, the victim is a neighbor of the boy. The victim’s parents work on the farm. When the girl was alone, the boy took the advantage of her. He took her to his house and raped her. When the victim’s parents returned home, the victim told them about the incident. Post which, the parents rushed to the hospital, and later, a case was registered at the police station.
Though the investigation is still on, the accused 12-year-old has been taken into police custody following the registration of the case against him.
Pandemic increased children’s access to porn
Even before the pandemic, our kids were at the risk of encountering pornographic content online. But no one would deny that the online classes during the lockdown acted as a catalyst in increasing such exposure. As per the earlier study, 79% of accidental exposure to internet porn among kids take place at home.
This incident is any parent’s living nightmare. We request every parent to be extra vigilant to ensure their child’s safety as kids are spending most of their time on the screens these days. We hope authorities will swing into action and make sure the systems & regulations are in place to make the internet safe for our kids.