118 articles tagged "rape"
250 people were charged with a total of 651 counts of serious sexual offences last year. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says of the 250 accused persons, 3 were females, 26 were juveniles and four
A man has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of one of the Virgin Australia crew members in the early hours of New Year’s Day, near a nightclub in Martintar, Nadi. Police confirm he has been charged wi
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the rape of a 6-year-old girl from his village while in another incident, a 17-year-old boy has been charged with the rape of a 5-year-old girl from his village. This has bee
12 incidents of serious sex offences reported for last month were cases where the victims and the accused were related to one another. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says 15 of the 24 victims wer
Two police officers have been sent on leave pending investigations in relation to their alleged involvement in the attempted rape of a female police officer. The alleged incident happened on Wednesday night. A
The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement is again appalled at the statistics of rape and sexual violence released by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for the month of June, and asks are we as a nation not ash
A 37-year-old man will be produced at the Labasa Magistrates Court tomorrow, charged with allegedly raping his 12-year-old daughter on several occasions between June 2022 to April 2023. He allegedly committed the o
The three men charged with the alleged rape of a 16 year old student on Saturday have been remanded in custody and the case has been transferred to the Lautoka High Court. The three are Saiyad Peir, Shihad Haashmi
Three men have been charged with the rape of a 16 year old student on Saturday and they will appear in the Sigatoka Magistrates Court today. One has been charged with two counts of rape and one count of abduction,
A man who raped and sexually assaulted his 13-year-old neighbour in the Western Division in 2019 has been given a 13-year jail term. While sentencing the man, Lautoka High Court Judge, Justice Aruna Aluthge says th
25 of the 34 victims of serious sex offences in September were under the age of 18 years. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says a 37 year old man was charged with the rape of his 4 year old daught
Shocking serious sex cases have emerged for last month as out of the 43 people charged with the offences, 12 were juveniles. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says there was one incident where two
Four boys under 17 years of age and two police officers have been charged with serious sex offences in separate incidents in July this year. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, there wer
A man who allegedly raped a woman in his village has been remanded in custody. He will take his plea on the 20th of this month. The prosecution has been given 14 days to file information and disclosure.
A man has been found guilty of raping his stepdaughter by High Court Judge, Justice Daniel Goundar. He was charged with two counts of rape. It was heard in Court this morning that the girl also got pregnant af
A former primary school teacher who has been found guilty of rape, defilement and abduction of a student from the same school has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment. The incidents happened in 2019 and the gir
16 of the 29 victims of serious sex offences in May were under the age of 18 years, and there were 32 people charged with a total of 73 counts of separate incidents. According to the Office of the Director of Publi
4 juveniles and 10 police officers were part of the 67 people who were charged for serious crimes last month. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says a 16-year-old boy was charged with the murder of
Former Fiji Bati star Jarryd Hayne will face a third trial in the NSW District Court, after his sexual assault convictions were quashed on appeal last month. 34 year old Hayne was jailed last year for at least thre
20 people were charged with a total of 42 counts of separate serious sexual offences in February, and of the 20 people, one was a juvenile and one was a police officer. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecuti
