Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff told the Dewan Rakyat today that another 813 similar cases were with the Special Court.

She said the government was going all out to educate schoolchildren on sexual crimes and looking at strengthening the relevant laws.

The Rantau Panjang MP was replying to Shaharizukirnain Abd Kadir (PAS-Setiu), who wanted to know the situation concerning sexual crimes involving children and efforts made to address the problem.

Siti Zailah said Malaysia ranked 23rd among 60 countries in the Out of The Shadows Index, which examines how countries respond to the threat of sexual violence against children.

Replying to an additional question from Charles Santiago (PH-Klang), who asked if the government would consider amending laws to allow the use of electronic monitoring devices to monitor those charged with sexual offences involving children, she said such devices were under the jurisdiction of the police.

She added that her ministry was holding discussions with them on the matter.