118 articles tagged "rape"
A church pastor in his 30s has been charged with 7 counts of indecent assault, 8 counts of sexual assault and 1 count of attempted rape for allegedly sexually assaulting 14 males between 2018 to 2021 in a village in Gau
A 26-year-old man guilty of raping his cousin in Suva in 2020 will be sentenced next Thursday by High Court Judge Justice Daniel Goundar. The incident happened when the woman was staying at the man’s house to att
The golden rule is – if you want a lady’s attention, you ask and if it is not given, you walk away. This comment was made by High Court Judge Justice Salesi Temo during proceedings in a rape case today. Th
A 45-year-old man who allegedly raped his step-daughter on several occasions between 2017 and 2018 has been remanded in custody by the Lautoka Magistrates Court. He has been charged with 20 counts of rape. Pol
Seven people have been charged with a total of 14 counts of separate incidents of serious sex offences in June. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says there were 13 cases of rape and 1 case of attem
6 people have been charged with a total of 16 counts of serious sex offences in separate incidents in May. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says there were 14 cases of rape, 1 case of attempted ra
A 48-year-old man of Taveuni who allegedly raped a 12-year-old boy last week, has been charged. The man has been charged with two counts of rape and the matter has been sent to the Savusavu Magistrates Court this a
12 boys aged as young as 12 years old have been charged with separate rape incidents in March while a 17-year-old girl was charged for aiding and abetting rape. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions say
A court in Pakistan has sentenced two men to death for a rape which triggered public outrage. Abid Mehli and Shafqat Ali came across a Pakistani-French woman and her two children stranded on a motorway near Lahore
A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping his 8-year-old grand-daughter in Kadavu in July, 2019. While sentencing the man, High Court Judge, Justice Salesi Temo says rape of children is beco
A man in his late 30s will be produced in the Nasinu Magistrates Court tomorrow for allegedly raping his step-daughter. The man has been charged with three counts of rape. Police say the man allegedly committe
Benjamin Goundar who is a serving prisoner in New Zealand will be deported to Fiji after his release from jail for degrading and cruel sexual abuse against his young cellmate. Goundar will remain in prison in New Z
High Court Judge, Justice Daniel Goundar has refused to release a man on bail who allegedly raped his defacto partner in Vatuwaqa in December last year. The court was told that the man was charged for assaulting hi
The hearing date for the appeal case of former Fiji 7s player Amenoni Nasilasila will be set on the 23rd of next month. Nasilasila was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment for raping a 24 year old woman in Sigatoka in
A 30-year-old man who raped his 11-year-old niece in a settlement in Ba in 2008 will spend 15 years, 9 months and 16 days in jail. The man is now 42 years old while the victim is 23. The man is the girl’s pa
A 36-year-old woman who was allegedly robbed and raped in Nausori in 2019 has told the Suva High Court that the accused had threatened to kill her 3-year-old son if she screamed. While giving evidence, the woman sa
A 70-year-old man who raped his 8-year-old niece has been sentenced to 14 years and 9 months imprisonment. The man had pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and the incidents happened between 2017 and 2018 in Nadi.
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali says the safety of girls, children and women taking shelter at various evacuation centres around the country should not be compromised. She has made the comment
A 20-year-old man who allegedly raped a 10-year-old girl in an evacuation centre in Seaqaqa will appear in the Labasa Magistrates Court today. Police say the man and the girl are related. The alleged incident
Fiji Court of Appeal Judge Justice, Chandana Prematilaka has given former Fiji 7s player Amenoni Nasilasila's trial lawyers time till the 18th of next month to file their response on the claims made against them by Nasi
