13 of the 14 victims of serious sex offences in June this year were under the age of 18 years.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says there were 20 counts of rape, 2 cases of attempted rape, and 8 cases of sexual assault.
There were 14 accused persons charged with a total of 30 counts of sexual offences.
Of the 14 accused persons, two were juveniles.
There were five incidents where the victims and the accused were related to one another.
A 34-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 7-year-old daughter.
A 67-year-old was charged with two counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault of his 9-year-old granddaughter.
In another incident, a 63-year-old man was charged with four counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault of his 15-year-old step-granddaughter.
A 19-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 14-year-old cousin while in another incident, a 16-year-old boy was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 6-year-old niece.
A 17-year-old boy was charged with three counts of rape of a 17-year-old girl.
In another incident, a 42-year-old man was charged with the kidnap, breach of the Domestic Violence Restraining Order and rape of his 25-year-old former girlfriend.
A 30-year-old man was charged with the rape and attempted rape of a 17-year-old girl while in another incident, a 24-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of a 16-year girl.
There was one incident where a 64-year-old man was charged with two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl from his village.
A 65-year-old man was charged with the attempted rape of a 13-year-old girl from his village while in another incident, a 29-year-old man was charged with the rape of a 15-year-old.
A 37-year-old man was charged with the rape of a 15-year-old girl, however, this matter was withdrawn after a discontinuance was filed due to a false complaint.
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