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32-year-old man allegedly abducts and rapes 13-year-old girl after meeting and messaging each other on TikTok

32-year-old man allegedly abducts and rapes 13-year-old girl after meeting and messaging each other on TikTok

By Naveel Krishant
04/04/2022

A 32-year-old man has been charged with the abduction of a young person and the rape of a 13-year-old girl.

The accused and the victim met each other after messaging on Tik Tok.

He is part of the 30 people charged with a total of 51 counts of separate serious sexual incidents in March which includes 3 juveniles.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says a 13-year-old boy was charged with the rape of his 7-year-old stepbrother, a 17-year-old boy was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 7-year-old niece while in another incident, a 17-year-old boy was charged with the rape of a 6-year-old boy.

There were 25 victims of whom 20 victims were under the age of 18 years.

A 36-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 16-year-old stepdaughter while in another incident, a 30-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 15-year-old stepsister.

A 38-year-old man was charged with representative counts of rape and sexual assault of his 10-year-old niece.

There was one incident where a 26-year-old man was charged with three counts of abduction with intent to have carnal knowledge and two counts of defilement of his 15-year-old cousin.

A 44-year-old man was charged with the sexual assault of his 11-year-old cousin.

There was one incident where a 25-year-old man was charged with abduction with intent to have carnal knowledge of a 16-year-old girl from his neighbourhood.

A 22-year-old man who was previously charged with sexual offences is facing an additional charge of rape and three counts of sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl.

There was one incident where a 50-year-old man was charged with rape, attempted rape and sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl from his village.

In another incident, a 38-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl. The accused and the victims were neighbours at the time of the incident.

A 31-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl while in another incident, a 23-year-old man was charged with the rape of a 17-year-old girl.

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