MOSCOW, December 26 (RAPSI) – Anna Kuznetsova, Russia's children's rights commissioner, said during a press breakfast on Tuesday that a proposal to abolish the statute of limitations for sexual crimes against children had been endorsed by the government.

The ombudsman’s office began working on a comprehensive bill to enhance protection of minors from sexual violence including pedophilia last year. The bill in particular envisages restriction of possible communication between child molesters and minors on the Internet, and creation of a special database of such criminals to bar them from employment with education institutions.

According to the children’s rights commissioner, many crimes committed years ago are being revealed just now, but it is impossible to punish criminals. In October, Kuznetsova said that the percent of sexual crimes against children had increased. Currently, over 12,000 crimes are revealed compared to 8,000 in 2012, she noted.

Earlier, the children's rights ombudsman spoke in favor of establishment of the so-called registry of pedophiles. This list is to include information on all citizens responsible for committing crimes against children’s sexual inviolability. The criminals are to be put under administrative supervision for the rest of their lives. The proposal was supported by Russia’s Interior Ministry.