Two jailed for 17 years (The Kathmandu Post)

Two jailed for 17 years The Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, Dec 02 The Kathmandu District Court on Monday slapped 17-year jail on two individuals for molesting orphans sheltered at Bal Mandir, a non-government network of orphanages across the country. A single bench of Justice Pashupati Acharya convicted Rabin Shrestha, former head of adoptions at Bal Mandir, and Rabin Chalise, a former …

Former Bal Mandir officials convicted of raping three autistic minors (Republica)

Former Bal Mandir officials convicted of raping three autistic minorsRepublica Kamal Pariyar KATHMANDU, Dec 3: The Kathmandu District Court on Monday convicted two former employees of Bal Mandir on the charge of repeatedly raping three autistic minor girls. According to the Kathmandu District Court Registrar Shree Prasad Sanjel, a single bench of Justice Pashupati Acharya issued the verdict sentencing the …

Nepal Children’s Organization — NCO/Bal Mandir child rapists sentenced to 16 years in prison

Nepal Children’s Organization — NCO/Bal Mandir child rapists sentenced to 16 years in prison From — Action For Child Rights International (ACR-Int): BREAKING NEWS: WE WON THE CASE AGAINST THE EX-EMPLOYEE AND EX-STUDENT OF BALMANDIR!!! Case sexual of 3 minors The judge, Honorable Pashupati Acharya, gave the final verdict on the case of three minors from Balmandir who were sexually …

Nepal Children’s Organization (NCO/Bal Mandir) — CIAA files forgery case against former section officer

Fake credential caseThe Himalayan Times KATHMANDU: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority on Friday filed a fake credential case against Rabin Shrestha at the Special Court. The anti-graft body said that Shrestha, then section officer of Nepal Children’s Organisation, submitted a fake academic certificate of ‘Intermediate Level (ISc) acquired from Bihar Intermediate Education Board, Patna, India in …

Republica — Bal Mandir minors ‘sexually exploited repeatedly’

Bal Mandir minors ‘sexually exploited repeatedly’  RepublicaKamal PariyarInvolvement of accused yet to be verifiedKATHMANDU, July 9: On the basis of medical examinations, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police on Wednesday submitted its investigation report to Kathmandu District Attorney with testimonies that three minor girls, students at Bal Mandir, were sexually exploited repeatedly. “After a three-week intensified investigation, we have submitted …

Child predators: Even compared to recent scandals in children’s homes, allegations of abuse at Bal Mandir are shocking (Nepali Times)

Child predators: Even compared to recent scandals in children’s homes, allegations of abuse at Bal Mandir are shockingNepali Times 4-10 July 2014 Sunir Pandey When Sarah Robinson first came to Nepal with her son and niece in 2009, she took time out from sightseeing to visit Bal Mandir in Naxal. At the squalid state-run orphanage, Sarah’s niece happened to pick up …

CIB investigating sexual abuse of Balmandir girls (The Himalayan Times)

CIB investigating sexual abuse of Balmandir girlsSays it is gathering supportive documentsThe Himalayan Times2014-06-28KATHMANDU: The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal police has said it is collecting supportive documents in relation to an alleged sexual abuse case in Balmandir, a children’s home based in Kathmandu.Following a complaint lodged by Action for Child Rights International-Nepal (ACRI-Nepal), an INGO, the apex investigating body …

Child predators detained (Nepali Times)

Child predators detainedNepali TimesSaturday, June 28th, 2014Two men working in an orphanage in Kathmandu have been arrested and are facing trial next week accused of sexually abusing children in their charge.Rabin Shrestha, former head of the adoptions at Bal Mandir, and Rabin Chalise, an ex-student who ran a Youth Club at the shelter, were arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau …

Nepal adoptions chief raped and groomed orphans for prostitution (The Daily Telegraph)

Nepal adoptions chief raped and groomed orphans for prostitution, claims British teacherThe Daily TelegraphA British woman who adopted a five year old blind girl from a Nepalese orphanage believes she uncovered an abuse and vice ring after her new daughter said she’d been raped every SaturdayBy Dean Nelson, New Delhi and Anil Giri in Kathmandu27 Jun 2014The former head of …