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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia n authorities have rescued hundreds of children from care homes where they were allegedly physically and sexually abused and have arrested scores of people in large scale raids, police said Wednesday.Police inspector-general Razarudin Husain said 402 children, aged between one and 17, were rescued during raids at various charity homes in the states of Selangor and Negri Sembilan on Wednesday.
That led to some 170 arrests, including Islamic religious teachers and caretakers at the welfare homes, he added.Initial investigations revealed that the victims were sexually abused by their caretakers and forced to abuse other children, Razarudin told a news conference in Pahang state."Victims who were ill were not allowed to seek treatment at clinics until their condition become critical," he said, adding that some as young as five were also burnt with hot spoons.
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