39 people charged for sexual offences in May where 20 victims were children

39 people charged for sexual offences in May where 20 victims were children

By Rashika Kumar
05/06/2023
[Photo: File]

There were 39 people charged with a total of 95 counts of sexual offences in May where in 17 incidents the victims and the accused were related to one another and from the 31 victims, 20 were under the age of 18.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says the counts for sexual offences were 52 for rape, 1 for attempted rape, 1 for abduction with intent to have carnal knowledge, 11 for defilement, 7 for indecent assault and 23 for sexual assault.

They say of the 39 accused persons, one was a juvenile.

There were 30 female victims and one male victim.

A 14-year-old boy was charged with four counts of rape and seven counts of sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl.

A 63-year-old man was charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault of his 16-year-old stepdaughter while in another incident, a 42-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 9-year-old stepdaughter.

A 67-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 12-year-old grandniece.

A 53-year-old man was charged with the rape, sexual assault and indecent assault of his 17-year-old niece while in another incident, a 32-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 16-year-old nephew.

There was one incident where a 22-year-old man was charged with the rape, attempted rape and sexual assault of his 12-year-old niece while in another incident, a 26-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 12-year-old niece.

A 32-year-old man was charged with the rape, sexual assault and indecent assault of his 16-year-old niece, however, this matter was discontinued due to insufficient evidence.

A 26-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 15-year-old niece while in another incident, an 18-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 16-year-old cousin.

There was one incident where a 30-year-old man was charged with the indecent assault, defilement and sexual assault of his 13-year-old cousin while in another incident, an 18-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 12-year-old cousin.

A 33-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 31-year-old wife while in another incident, a 37-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 37-year-old de facto partner.

There was one incident where a 42-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 55-year-old de facto partner. The accused was also charged with assault causing actual bodily harm.

In another incident, a 42-year-old man was charged with the rape and assault causing actual bodily harm to his 29-year-old de facto partner.

There was one incident where a 40-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 41-year-old sister-in-law.

A 34-year-old man was charged with the defilement of a 14-year-old girl while in another incident, a 42-year-old man was charged with the defilement of a 15-year-old girl.

A 23-year-old man was charged with the rape and abduction with intent to have carnal knowledge of a 15-year-old girl.

There was one incident where nine men were charged with the rape of a 17-year-old, however, this matter was discontinued due to insufficient evidence.

The ODPP says 6 cases were withdrawn after discontinuances were filed due to insufficient evidence and victim admitting to making a false complaint.

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