印度法官为儿童性虐待受害者写信承诺施暴者终身监禁

印度试审法院法官拉贾妮·兰加在一起儿童性虐待案件的判决中，给受害者写了一封鼓励信，承诺施暴者将终身入狱1。法官在7月11日的判决书中表示："你称他为'叔叔'的那个男人将永远不会走出监狱。他将在牢笼里度过余生。他将在那个牢笼里变老。他将在那个牢笼里死去。"1

受害者在2023年7月23日遭到性虐待，当时年仅7岁1。法院最终判处被告人终身监禁，并向受害人赔偿105万卢比，约合10,941美元或8,274英镑1。法官在信中引用了受害者的话："叔叔长大之前，就把他关在监狱里"1。这封信在社交媒体上广泛传播后获得公众赞誉，也反映了印度儿童性虐待问题的严峻形势——2024年印度记录的相关案件超过69,000起1。

An Indian judge has delivered an emotionally resonant message of reassurance to a young sexual abuse survivor through a letter included in a court judgment. Judge Rajani Ranga, presiding over the case, wrote directly to the 10-year-old victim with words of encouragement about her bravery, while making clear the finality of the perpetrator's punishment 1.

The abuse occurred on July 23, 2023, when the victim was seven years old 1. In her judgment delivered on July 11, Judge Ranga addressed the child directly, stating: "The man you called 'uncle' will never walk out of prison. He will spend the rest of his life in that cage. He will grow old in that cage. He will die in that cage" 1. The judge also incorporated the child's own words into the verdict, referencing her statement that the man should be locked away in prison before he grows up 1.

The court sentenced the accused to life imprisonment and ordered compensation of 1.05 million rupees—equivalent to approximately $10,941 or £8,274—to be paid to the survivor 1. The judge's compassionate yet resolute approach has generated widespread praise on social media, underscoring growing attention to child sexual abuse in India, where authorities recorded over 69,000 cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in 2024 1.