The Police Children and Women's Bureau has stated that there is an annual increase in sexual crimes.

Its Deputy Inspector General of Police Ms. Renuka Jayasundara stated that 1,502 girls under the age of 18 were raped last year.

Mr. Udaya Kumara Amarasinghe, Senior Lecturer of Sri Jayawardapura University, Chairman of the National Child Protection Authority, stated that it is important to inform children about sex education.
(lknews.lk)