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Soccer player faces rape charges in Nadi

Praneeta Prakash Multimedia Journalist [email protected]

May 26, 2026 10:22 am

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A soccer player who is alleged to have raped two young women in Nadi last week is expected to appear in the Magistrates Court today.

The accused has been charged with two counts of rape and one count of abduction

Police allege the incidents occurred on the 18th of this month involving two women aged 17 and 18.

It is alleged the group had been drinking together prior to the incidents.

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