Twelve people were charged with a total of 21 separate incidents of sexual offences last month.
According to statistics by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, there were 12 victims of the 21 separate incidents of whom 8 victims were under the age of 18 years.
Nine rape cases, one case with intent to rape, four cases of defilement, two cases of abduction with intention to have carnal knowledge and five cases sexual assault were recorded last month.
There were 3 incidents where the accused and the victims were related to each other.
Of these 3, there was one serious offence where a 53-year-old grandfather is alleged to have raped and sexually assaulted his 7-year-old granddaughter.
A serious incident where a 40-year-old uncle allegedly raped and sexually assaulted his 13-year-old niece was recorded last month.
There were two serious incidents where a 5-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy were allegedly raped by 25-year-old and 27-year-old men.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says there were two separate cases of abduction of girls under the age of 18 years with the intention to have carnal knowledge.
In one of these cases, the accused was the victim’s school teacher.
Three cases were withdrawn in court last month.
Of these three, one was withdrawn due to a false statement from the victim’s grandmother.
The other two matters were withdrawn due to insufficient evidence and the inability to locate the accused.
