Uganda, Feb. 23 -- The latest police crime report has revealed that a total of 13, 144 juveniles were defiled in 2023, of whom 383 were defiled by persons living with HIV/AIDs.

Out of the total victims, 12, 818 were females while 326 were males. 97 of these were defiled by parents, 90 by guardians and 211 were defiled by their teachers. Defilement victims with disabilities were 131.

"A total of 12,771 cases of defilement were reported to police in 2023, compared to 12,580 cases reported in 2022, giving an increase by 1.5 per cent in defilement cases registered countrywide. Of the defilement cases reported in 2023, 8,925 cases were defilement while 3,846 cases were aggravated defilement," the police report reads in part.

"5,564 cases we...