Last year the police received 46 reports of harassment in public places of people aged under 18.

Answering a parliamentary question by Silvio Parnis (PL), Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici broke down the reports into 32 consisting of defilement of minors, four of indecent exposure, nine of violent attempted rape and one of harassment. In all cases the police took legal action.

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