Man charged with 18 counts of rape of his 13-year-old stepdaughter

A 32-year-old man has been charged with 18 counts of rape of his 13-year-old stepdaughter last month.

The alleged incident occurred in Namosi between September and December 2022.

While revealing the statistics on sexual offences for last month, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says there were 9 people charged with a total of 44 counts of sexual offences in December last year.

Of the 44 counts of sexual offences, 37 were of rape, 4 indecent assault and 3 sexual assault.

They say of the 9 people charged, two were juveniles.

There were 10 victims where five victims were under the age of 18 years.

There were eight female victims and two male victims and there were five incidents where the victims and the accused were related to one another.

A 16-year-old old boy was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 30-year-old cousin.

In another incident, a 16-year-old boy was charged with the rape and indecent assault of a 10-year-old girl from his village.

A 43-year-old man was charged with rape, indecent assault and sexual assault of his 13-year-old nephew.

In another incident, a 46-year-old man was charged with the rape and indecent assault of his 13-year-old and 10-year-old nieces.

A 27-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 26-year-old de facto partner.

ODPP says there was one incident where a 25-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of an 18-year-old man.

The man was also charged with one count of theft for allegedly stealing the victim’s mobile phone.

In another incident, a 62-year-old man was charged with the rape of a 42-year-old woman.

One case was withdrawn after a discontinuance was filed due to insufficient and inconsistent evidence.