16 Charged With Sexual Offences in September: ODPP

October 13, 2023

Sixteen people charged with sexual offences including rape and sexual assault were produced in Fiji’s high court in September, nine of whom including two juveniles were family members of victims.

A 14-year-old boy was charged with the rape and sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl from his village, and a 15-year-old boy was charged with the rape of his 9-year-old niece. In other incidents, a 56-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 14-year-old grandson and a 47-year-old man was charged with the rape, sexual assault, indecent assault, and common assault of his 18-year-old daughter. A 37-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault of his 11-year-old niece while in another incident, a 43-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 14-year-old niece. A 46-year-old man was charged with the representative counts of rape of his 10-year-old niece and two representative counts of rape and indecent assault of his 13-year-old niece. There was one incident where a 46-year-old man was charged with the sexual assault of his 22-year-old niece. A 52-year-old man was charged with the rape and indecent assault of a 5-year-girl from his village.

In other incidents first called in court last month, the third juvenile, a 16-year-old boy was charged with the rape of a 7-year-old girl, and a 37-year-old man was charged with the aggravated robbery and indecent assault of a 46-year-old woman. There was an incident where a 23-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 18-year-old girlfriend, however, this matter was discontinued after the victim could not be contacted or located.

In total, there were 17 victims, with 11 of them being under 18, including a 15-year-old boy who was the sole male victim.

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