Penza, 3 February 2016. PenzaNews. The overall situation in sexual abuse of underage girls by their fathers and stepfathers in the Penza region demonstrated an alarming quantitative increase in 2015.

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During the expanded session of the regional Investigate Committee department collegiate, its head Oleg Troshin noted that the results after case study of sexual crimes against the underage show that the majority of perpetrators are close or distant relatives of the victims.

Out of the 26 crimes classified as rape and sexual abuse that took place in the region over 2015, 5 were committed by fathers, 9 by stepfathers, 4 by uncles and 4 more by neighbors, while only 3 involve male acquaintances aged 15-17, says the press service of the Penza region Investigative Committee department.