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Disturbing cases of serious sexual assaults continue to be recorded by the DPP

Disturbing cases of serious sexual assaults continue to be recorded by the DPP

Disturbing cases of serious sexual assaults continue to be recorded by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

There were 13 people charged with a total of 25 separate incidents in March.

The DPP says there were 20 cases of rape and 5 cases of sexual assault.

There were 13 victims of the 25 separate incidents of which 5 victims were under the age of 18 years old.

The Office of the DPP says there was one serious incident where the accused is a 70-year-old man and the victim was 13-years-old.

Another serious incident involved a 32-year-old man and an 8-year-old boy.

One serious incident involved a 22-year-old accused person and a 40-year-old mentally impaired woman.

There were 3 incidents where the victims were related to the accused persons.

Of these 3, there was one incident where the accused is a 37-year-old father and the victim is his 11-year-old biological daughter.

There was one incident where a Police Sergeant was charged with indecently annoying a Police Corporal.

Four cases were withdrawn in court.

The DPP confirms that there was one incident of a false complaint from the victim.

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