The youngest victims of serious sex crimes in Fiji last year were a 2-year old boy and a 3-year-old girl, and the youngest accused person was a 13-year-old boy.
According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, there were 282 victims of whom 175 victims were under the age of 18 years.
Of the 282 victims, 266 were females and 16 were male victims.
There were 154 offences that occurred in domestic relationships or where the accused was known to the victims.
299 people were charged with a total of 743 counts of serious sexual offences from January to December 2023.
Of the 299 accused persons, one was a female, 31 were juveniles and four were police officers.
There were 502 offences of rape, 11 cases of attempted rape, 5 cases of abduction with intent to commit rape, 3 cases of assault with intent to commit rape, 4 cases of aiding and abetting rape, 1 case of pornographic activities involving a juvenile, 43 cases of indecent assault, 2 cases of indecently annoying, 20 cases of defilement and 152 cases of sexual assault.
47 cases were withdrawn after discontinuances filed in 2023.
322 people were charged with 768 counts of serious sexual offences in 2022.
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