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13 people charged with serious sexual offences in 32 separate incidents in April

13 people charged with serious sexual offences in 32 separate incidents in April

13 people were charged with serious sexual offences in a total of 32 separate incidents in April.

According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, there were 24 rape cases, three indecent assault cases, a case of defilement and four cases of sexual assault.

There were 13 victims of the 32 separate incidents of which 8 victims were under the age of 18 years old.

There were 7 incidents where the accused and the victims were related to each other.

Of these seven cases, there was one serious incident where the accused is a 65-year-old grandfather and the victim is his 4-year-old granddaughter.

Another serious sexual offence involved a 66-year-old uncle and his 8-year-old niece.

There was one serious sexual offence involving a 32-year-old accused person and a 15-year-old boy.

There was an incident of false complaint where the victim conspired with others to make a false statement.

A number of rape victims as well as victims under the age of 18 years and victims in domestic relationships were also victims of other serious sexual offences and a number of accused persons were also charged with more than one offence.

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