Fiji: Disturbing cases of serious sexual assaults continue to be recorded by the DPP

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Disturbing cases of serious sexual assaults continue to be recorded by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

There were 13 people charged with a total of 25 separate incidents in March.

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The DPP says there were 20 cases of rape and 5 cases of sexual assault.

There were 13 victims of the 25 separate incidents of which 5 victims were under the age of 18 years old.

The Office of the DPP says there was one serious incident where the accused is a 70-year-old man and the victim was 13-years-old.

Another serious incident involved a 32-year-old man and an 8-year-old boy.

One serious incident involved a 22-year-old accused person and a 40-year-old mentally impaired woman.

There were 3 incidents where the victims were related to the accused persons.

Of these 3, there was one incident where the accused is a 37-year-old father and the victim is his 11-year-old biological daughter.

There was one incident where a Police Sergeant was charged with indecently annoying a Police Corporal.

Four cases were withdrawn in court.

The DPP confirms that there was one incident of a false complaint from the victim.

-Fiji Village

 

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