FJ NEWS | 16 people have been charged with a total of 63 counts of sexual offences

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16 people have been charged with a total of 63 counts of sexual offences

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has charged 16 individuals with a total of 63 counts of sexual offences.

A 15-year-old and a 17-year-old boy were charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions last month.

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The 17-year-old boy is also charged with aiding and abetting, and attempted rape. In another incident, a 15-year-old boy was charged with the rape of a 15-year-old girl.

In other incidents, a 65-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his six-year-old granddaughter.

A 40-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 12-year-old stepdaughter. A 31-year-old man was charged with three counts of rape of his eight-year-old male cousin.

A 34-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 19-year-old sister-in-law.

A 27-year-old man was charged with six counts of rape, one count of abduction of a young person, one count of criminal intimidation, and one count of assault causing actual bodily harm to a 17-year-old girl.

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