20 people were charged with a total of 57 counts of separate sexual offences in April.
According to statistics from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, there were 34 cases of rape, 15 cases of sexual assault, 3 cases for defilement, 2 cases of indecent assault while there were 2 cases of attempted rape.
There were 21 victims of whom 13 victims were under the age of 18 years. Of the 21 victims, 2 were male and 19 were female victims.
Of the 20 people charged, two were juveniles and one was a police officer.
The police officer was charged with the attempted rape and the rape of a 17‑year‑old girl.
A 53‑year‑old man was charged with the rape, attempted rape and sexual assault of his 12‑year-old granddaughter.
In a separate incident, a 43‑year‑old man was charged with the rape and attempted rape of his 15‑year‑old daughter.
A 15‑year‑old boy was charged with the rape of a 7‑year old boy while a 17‑year old boy was charged with the rape of a 5‑year‑old girl.
There were 4 incidents where the victims and the accused were related to one another.
There was one incident where a 48‑year‑old man was charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault of his 10‑year‑old niece while a 20-year‑old man was charged with the rape of his 15‑year-old cousin.
There was one incident where a 21‑year‑old man was charged with the rape and murder of a 65‑year‑old woman.
A 47‑year‑old pastor of the Agape Healing Ministry was charged with the rape of two members of his congregation. The accused allegedly used traditional healing treatments to induce consent from the two victims.
In another incident, a 36‑year‑old church youth group leader was charged with the rape of a 13‑year‑old boy. The victim and the accused were members of the same church.
A 42‑year‑old man was charged with the rape of his 28‑year‑old girl-friend while a 49‑year‑old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 15‑year‑old tenant.
In another incident, a 61‑year‑old man was charged with the rape of a 10‑year‑old girl. The accused and victim were neighbours.
There was one incident where a 19‑year‑old man was charged with the defilement of a 15‑ year‑old girl who fell pregnant after the incident.
One case was withdrawn. A 60‑year‑old man was charged with the rape of a 6‑year‑old girl, however, the matter was discontinued due to the accused person suffering from dementia and being diagnosed as unfit to stand trial.
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