India, Feb. 24 -- LUCKNOW A private tutor, hired by a government-employed couple to help their 13-year-old daughter with her studies, has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting the minor repeatedly over a month and forcing her to take abortion pills after she became pregnant, said police.

According to officials, the accused crushed the young girl's resistance with severe threats to ruin her life, continuing the abuse under the guise of tuition from January 22 to February 21. Paralyzed by terror and the weight of social stigma, the victim endured the nightmare in silence until the forced medication caused her health to severely deteriorate. The horrifying ordeal finally came to light when the victim broke down and confided in her...