A few children have been charged with rape and defilement in two separate cases last month.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions confirms that there was one serious incident of alleged gang rape.
Three of the 6 accused persons charged in this matter were juveniles.
The DPP’s Office says there was one incident of defilement last month where 9 of the 11 accused charged were juveniles.
They allegedly defiled a 14-year-old girl.
There were 37 people charged with a total of 71 separate incidents in July.
There were 42 cases of rape, 4 cases of attempted rape, 2 cases of assault with intent to rape, 15 cases of defilement and 8 cases of sexual assault.
Of the 37 people charged last month, 13 accused persons were under the age of 18 years.
15 victims were under the age of 18 years.
There were 7 incidents where the accused and the victims were related to each other.
Of these 7, there was one serious offence where a 43-year-old biological father allegedly raped his 14-year-old daughter in her bedroom.
There was one serious incident where a 60-year-old stepfather allegedly raped and sexually assaulted his 16-year-old stepdaughter.
In another separate incident a 14-year-old girl was forced into the car during daylight and allegedly raped by a 52-year-old man.
The accused is also charged with one count of abduction.
There was another serious incident where a tourist was allegedly raped and sexually assaulted at a wharf by two men.
The DPP’s Office says there were two separate serious incidents of rape and sexual assaults where the complainants were also victims of robbery and criminal intimidation.
