近日， 多家媒體報道的“14歲少女被煙臺上市公司高管性侵4年”一事引發廣泛關注。
4月11日凌晨，煙臺市公安局發佈警方通報：“已組成工作專班，並商請煙臺市人民檢察院派員參加，對前期芝罘公安分局偵辦的案件事實及公眾關注的相關問題正在進行全面調查。調查結果將及時公開，接受社會各界監督。”
A special investigation team has dug into the sexual assault case of the suspect surnamed Bao, the Yantai Public Security Bureau announced on Monday. Bao was accused of illegally adopting a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her. According to the announcement, the result will be shared with the public in time while authorities welcome public supervision.
“別怕，姐姐來了”、“哥哥也在”
案件目前仍在偵辦過程中，但它也引發了社會對於未成年的保護和聲援。
微博上，網友們自發組建了話題#姐姐來了#、#哥哥也在#，呼籲一起保護兒童的權益，關注身邊的兒童被性侵事件，避免悲劇再次發生。
This sexual assault case has become a hot topic among the public, triggering appeal from the people to protect children and safeguard them against sexual assaults. The relevant hashtags like #Sistersarecoming#, #Brotherssupportyou# also started trending on the social media platform Weibo.
"For every child, every right"
2019年是聯合國《兒童權利公約》締約三十週年。
《兒童權利公約》適用於全世界的兒童，即18歲以下的所有人。《公約》規定，要保障了兒童的生存和全面發展，使其免受剝削、虐待或其他不良影響，同時確保兒童有權參與家庭、文化和社交生活。
In 1989，over 190 countries signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The convention, defining a child as any human under the age of 18, is a legally binding international agreement setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of every child.
The Article 19 of the convention also states that "all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures should be taken to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence."
然而現實中，不論是直接的身體接觸還是無意間涉及性內容的語言，針對兒童的性暴力行為依然普遍存在，讓孩子們深受其害。
根據聯合國兒童基金會的報告顯示：
- 在全球，約有1500萬15到19歲的青春期女性曾被強迫性交或發生其他形式的性行為。
- 在遭受過性暴力的女童中，只有1%的人表示她們曾尋求專業幫助。
- 男童也遭遇著性暴力的威脅，而他們可能面臨著更加嚴峻的維權困境。
Though the UNCRC has been signed for three decades, sexual violence, whether direct physical contact or unwanted exposure to sexual language, still happens and hurts millions of children worldwide.
According to the latest report of the United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF), around 15 million adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 worldwide have experienced forced sexual intercourse or other forced sexual acts in their lifetime. Only one percent of adolescent girls who had experienced sexual violence said they reached out for professional help. Boys also experience sexual violence and they might confront more difficulties when safeguarding their rights.
性侵兒童事件的背後，這些不容忽視……
近年來曝光的兒童被性侵事件，一方面揭露了孩子們默默承受的傷痛，另一方面提醒著人們兒童的生存和發展狀況仍有待完善，保護兒童的工作依舊任重道遠。
In recent years, several cases of sexual abuse towards children have been brought in the spotlight, reminding people that some problems should still be solved to ensure the children’s safety and wellbeing.
熟人作案
在兒童被侵害事件中，熟人作案的比例非常高，熟人包括了教師、鄰居、親戚等。聯合國兒童基金會一份名為《熟悉的面孔：兒童與青少年成長中遭遇的暴力》的報告指出，90%曾遭受強迫性行為的女童表示其遭遇的首次侵犯是熟人作案。
Children are at greatest risk of exposure to sexual violence from those that are known to them, like teachers, neighbors and relatives. "A Familiar Face: Violence in the lives of children and adolescents", a report issued by UNICEF shows that 90 percent of adolescent girls who had experienced forced sex said the perpetrator of the first incident was known to them.
家長態度
部分受害兒童的家長出於保護兒童名譽等考慮，可能會選擇私了或者保持沉默；還有一些兒童在告訴父母自己受到侵害時，父母沒有相信或是未對事件予以重視。
It is important for parents to make their child feel supported. But some parents might hold their tongues after the child would tell them about the sexual abuse, out of the consideration for protecting the child's reputation. When some children spoke out, many were disbelieved or had their experiences minimized by their parents.
性教育不足
通過性教育讓兒童自身加強防護意識是防性侵的第一道屏障。然而在現實社會中，“談性色變”的情況依然存在，這讓正規性教育的推行面臨阻礙，對於防範兒童性侵也十分不利。性教育缺失甚至可能會導致受侵害而不自知的情況。
Sex education is also vital for protecting children from sexual violence. Educating children about their bodies, body autonomy, and safe/unsafe touch from a young age is an important way to keep them safe. However, in the reality, stigma and shame over sexuality still exist in some countries, which might be unconducive to carry out sex education among children.
網絡性侵
隨著互聯網的發展，兒童接觸網絡的機會增多，網絡性侵兒童的現象呈上升態勢。網絡性侵是指“通過網絡軟件誘騙、強迫兒童拍攝與傳送不雅視頻、照片，並通過畫面看到兒童裸體、敏感部位等的行為。”
As Internet is more accessible to children, there are also online sexual exploitation and abuse towards them. The online sexual abuse include things such as forcing or blackmailing children into sending sexual photos or videos of themselves online or to perform sexual acts over webcam.
“織好保護網”
為了保護兒童免受性侵，中國有關部門近年來也進行了一系列的探索。
2019年10月，未成年人保護法修訂草案提交全國人大常委會審議，修訂草案創設了密切接觸未成年人行業的從業查詢及禁止制度。
招聘密切接觸未成年人行業的從業人員時，用人單位應向公安機關查詢應聘者是否有性侵害、虐待、暴力傷害等嚴重侵害未成年人的違法犯罪記錄；查詢發現其有前述行為記錄的，不得錄用。
In October 2019, draft revisions to the Law on the Protection of Minors was submitted and reviewed by the lawmakers during the bimonthly session of the National People"s Congress Standing Committee.
It is noteworthy that one draft revision stipulates that employers in businesses that require close contact with minors must inquire the police when recruiting whether an applicant has an illegal record of seriously harming minors, which may refer to acts including sexual assault against minors.
在修訂草案之前，上海和廣東等地也進行了積極的探索，通過建立黑名單信息庫之類的措施，過濾涉未成年人崗位人員；2018年，教育部也印發了《進一步加強中小學（幼兒園）預防性侵害學生工作的通知》，表態將聯合公安部門建立性侵害違法犯罪信息庫和入職查詢制度。
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