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29-year-old teacher charged with sexual and indecent assault of two 16-year-old boys

29-year-old teacher charged with sexual and indecent assault of two 16-year-old boys

By Dhanjay Deo
03/03/2020

A 29-year-old school teacher was charged with the sexual assault and indecent assault of two 16-year-old boys from the same school in Ra last month.

In another case last month, three men were charged with the rape of an 11-year-old girl and the accused persons were the 72-year-old grandfather, a 69-year-old grand-uncle and a 20-year-old cousin of the victim.

According to information released by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, there were 23 people charged with a total of 48 counts of separate incidents in February.

There was one incident where a 29-year-old man was charged with the rape of an 8-year-old boy at a mosque.

A 36-year-old man was charged with the rape of a 51-year-old tourist from New Zealand.

A 24-year-old man was charged with the rape of his brother’s 23-year-old girlfriend.

The accused and victim were residing in the same house at the time of the incident.

A 38-year-old man was charged with the rape and attempted rape of his 12-year-old stepdaughter while in another incident, a 36-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 17-year-old stepdaughter.

There was one incident where a 45-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault of his 15-year-old stepdaughter.

A 49-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 15-year-old granddaughter.

In another incident, a 40-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 16-year-old niece, however, this matter was discontinued after the death of the victim.

A 20-year-old man was charged with the rape and indecent assault of a 16-year-old girl.

In another incident, a 30-year-old man was charged with the rape of a 4-year-old girl who was residing in the same house as the accused at the time of the incident.

A 48-year-old man was charged with the rape and attempted rape of a 7-year-old girl. The accused was a friend of the victim’s father.

A 20-year-old man was charged with the rape, sexual assault and indecent assault of a 19-year old woman while in another incident, a 20-year-old man was charged with the rape and abduction with intent to have sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old girl.

There was one incident where a 23-year-old man was charged with the rape of a 22-year-old woman. The accused allegedly raped the victim when she was unconscious.

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