57-year-old man charged over alleged rape of three nieces

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A 57-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of rape over allegations involving his three nieces.

The Office of Director of Public Prosecutions has released this information as part of its April rape statistics.

It is alleged he raped his 13-year-old niece on six occasions, his 11-year-old niece on six occasions, and his 7-year-old niece once.

The alleged offending is said to have taken place on separate occasions between 2024 and 2025.

In another case a 34-year-old man was charged six counts of rape of his 10-year-old stepdaughter.

The ODPP said these were domestic incidents where the victims and the accused were related to one another.