Mass protest in Hungary over child sexual abuse

Tens of thousands of Hungarians protested in Budapest after a presidential pardon in a child sexual abuse case shocked the country.
Demonstrators filled the capital's historic Heroes' Square in solidarity with victims of violence, the BBC reported.
Last week, President Katalin Novak and two senior members of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's ruling Fidesz party resigned over the controversial pardon.
The scandal has become the biggest threat to Orbán's rule since he returned to power in 2010.
On December 16, large crowds flocked to Heroes' Square for the "there are monsters out there" demonstration.
Political parties were asked to stay away. The demonstration was organized mainly by young people in protest against child abuse and neglect and for social solidarity.
Orbán's government has made family values a core part of its policy. The Hungarian Prime Minister is expected to outline the government's next steps in his State of the Nation address on February 17.
Last week, Katalin Novak resigned from her post, apologizing for the "mistake" in the pardon
The row that led to the resignations arose after the names of 25 people pardoned by Ms Novak in April last year as part of Pope Francis' visit to Hungary were published by Hungarian media.
The list of those convicted included the deputy director of a children's home near Budapest, who was imprisoned for three years for abusing children in the government-run facility./BGNES