Pakistan, Nov. 2 -- Police in Upper Dir said on Sunday that five of six suspects had been arrested following a teenage boy's complaint that he was abducted, assaulted, threatened and filmed. A purported recording subsequently appeared on social media. The allegations remain under investigation, with one suspect still at large.

Particularly disturbing is the alleged use of that recording to silence a child. Physical violence is dreadful enough, but the prospect of public humiliation can keep a young victim frightened long afterwards. Police must establish who made and circulated the video, protect the boy's identity and spare him repeated questioning that could deepen his distress. The footage must not become another instrument of abuse....