The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has today confirmed that they have charged 22 people with 24 separate sexual offences in January this year.
The DPP’s Office states that there was one incident of gang rape where 5 men allegedly raped a 50-year-old woman during a home invasion in Tavua.
The 5 men have also been charged with aggravated robbery.
A 24-year-old man has been charged with the rape of another 24-year-old man in Labasa.
The alleged incident happened while both men were returning from a nightclub.
A 22-year-old man who allegedly raped a 35-year-old tourist at a resort along the Coral Coast has also been charged.
In another incident, a 22-year-old man was charged with the defilement of a 15-year-old girl at a girl’s hostel in the Northern Division.
There were two separate cases of marital rape in January where a 46-year-old man and a 27-year-old man have been charged with raping their wives.
There were 7 incidents where the victims and the accused were related to one another.
In one incident a 54-year-old grandfather was charged with rape and sexual assault of his 6-year-old granddaughter.
The alleged offence happened when the victim was alone at home with the grandfather and in another incident a 60-year-old uncle was charged with sexual assault and indecent assault of his 8-year-old niece.
A 36-year-old man has also been charged with raping his 26-year-old sister after a drinking party.
There was one incident where a 20-year-old man was charged with raping his 13-year-old cousin.
A 17-year-old juvenile was also charged with raping a 13-year-old girl from his village.
The DPP’s Office says there were 16 cases of rape, 1 case of abduction with intent to have carnal knowledge, 1 case of indecent assault, 1 case of defilement and 5 cases of sexual assault.
