67-year-old charged for raping great-great-granddaughter

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An 67-year-old man who allegedly raped his 10-year-old great-great-granddaughter  was among the 20 people charged for serious sexual offences last month.

According to the statement of the statistics released by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions the accused was also charged with one count of indecently annoying.

Of the 20 people charged, two were juveniles and one was a police officer.

A 13-year-old boy was charged with the rape of his five-year-old cousin while a 16-year-old boy was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 11-year-old niece.

A 45-year-old police officer was charged with four counts of sexual assault of his 12-year-old de facto partner’s daughter.

There were 22 victims of whom 16 victims were under the age of 18 years.

There were 20 female victims and two male victims and there were 11 incidents where the victims and the accused were related to one another.

There were20people charged with a total of 48 counts of separate incidents in February -the offences were 33 rape cases, one abduction with intent to commit rape, and 14 sexual assault cases.

Six cases were withdrawn after discontinuances(Nolle Prosequi) were filed due to inconsistent evidence, false complaints and inability to locate the complainant.

 

 

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