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Juvenile charged for allegedly raping cousins

December 3, 2018 3:42 am

A juvenile has been charged by the Director of Public Prosecutions with the rape of his four and six-year-old cousins.

According to the details released by the DPP for rape and sexual offences for last month, the alleged incident happened in Tailevu.

In another incident a 20-year-old man has been charged with the rape of his 16-year-old girlfriend.

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It is alleged the accused used a knife to intimidate the victim.

He is also charged with criminal intimidation.

In a separate incident a 20-year-old man has been charged with the rape of his 16-year-old cousin.

He is also charged with one count of theft of a mobile phone.

The DPP charged 14 people with a total of 28 counts of separate rape and sexual offences last month.

There is one incident where a 59-year-old man has been charged with the rape of his seven-year-old granddaughter.

A 42-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault of his 14-year-old step-daughter.

There were three incidences where uncles were charged with the rape of their nieces.

Also a 35-year-old man has been charged for allegedly raping a 38-year-old woman at a drinking party.