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Man charged with raping two girls aged 12 and 17 granted bail
His wife who allegedly aided him also granted bail

Man charged with raping two girls aged 12 and 17 granted bail

His wife who allegedly aided him also granted bail

By Shanil Singh
02/12/2020

A Nakasi man who allegedly raped two girls aged 12 and 17 years on multiple occasions between 1st April to 31st August this year has been released on bail while his wife who allegedly aided him has also been granted bail.

The man has been charged with five counts of rape while his wife has been charged with two counts of aiding and abetting.

They have been released on a bail bond of $1000 and have been told to restrain from going to drop their children to the same school where the complainants are schooling.

The alleged incidents took place at the couple’s home where the mother of the two victims worked as a house girl.

The case will be called on the 22nd of next month.

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