El atentado al pudor y la violación de niños en México a través del periódico El Foro (1873-1899)

Abstract

. Objective/Context: Child sexual abuse has a history, but we still don’t know much about it. This article studies trials for indecent assault and rape of children that occurred in Mexico at the end of the 19th century. Methodology: The analysis reviews periodical publications extracted from the newspaper El Foro. Periódico de Jurisprudencia y Legislación (1873-1899) and the Penal Code of 1871. Originality: His-toriography about the topic has focused primarily on the lack of child protection, the influence of gender violence