20 December, 2025, 4:04 pm Central - 27°C Rain
DPP

Traditional healer facing rape charge after allegedly making claims to cure the victim of cancer
3 juveniles and a police officer part of the 26 people accused of separate serious sex offences

Traditional healer facing rape charge after allegedly making claims to cure the victim of cancer

3 juveniles and a police officer part of the 26 people accused of separate serious sex offences

By Vijay Narayan
02/05/2023
[Image: File Photo]

A 61 year old man is facing a rape charge after allegedly making claims to cure the victim of cancer when he committed the offence.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says the man has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of a 22 year old woman.

Three juveniles and a police officer are part of the 26 people accused of separate serious sex offences in April.

A 45 year old police officer was charged with the indecent assault of his 31 year old wife.

A 14 year old boy was charged with the rape of his 3 year old cousin while in another incident, a 16 year old boy was charged with three counts of rape of a 13 year boy from his school.

The Office of the DPP says there were 26 people charged with a total of 63 counts of sexual offences.

There were 40 offences of rape, 2 defilement cases, 4 indecent assault cases and 17 sexual assault cases.

12 of the 24 victims were under the age of 18 years.

There were 23 female victims and one male victim.

There were 12 incidents where the victims and the accused were related to one another.

A 42 year old man was charged with the sexual assault of his 14 year old daughter while in another incident, a 62 year old man was charged with three counts of rape of his 15 year old stepdaughter.

A 17 year old boy with a 22 year old man were charged with the rape and indecent assault of a 12 year old girl. The 17 year old boy was the victim’s uncle.

In another incident, a 52 year old man was charged with one representative count of rape, three counts of sexual assault and two counts of indecent assault of his 13 year old stepdaughter.

There was one incident where a 20 year old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his 15 year old cousin while in another incident, an 18 year old man was charged with the rape of his 14 year old cousin.

An 18 year old man was charged with the rape of his 13 year old cousin while in another incident, a 44 year old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of his de facto partner.

A 23 year old man was charged with four counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault of his sister-in-law.

A 33 year old man was charged with the rape of a 19 year old woman while in another incident, a 25 year old man was charged with the rape and assault causing actual bodily harm to an 18 yearold woman.

A 33 year old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of a 52 year old woman while in another incident, a 34 year old man was charged for allegedly raping a 27 year old woman after a drinking party.

Four cases were withdrawn due to insufficient evidence and victims leaving the country and could not be contacted.

FEATURE NEWS
Ashok Transport issued Prohibition Notice and fined $1,500 for oil discharge into Vatuwaqa drain
Ashok Transport Pte Limited has been issued a Prohibition Notice and Remedial Orders under the Environment Management Act 2005, along with a penalty o...
1 hour ago
LATEST NEWS
About 93,000 tonnes of cane unharvested due to crushing capacity – FSC
About 93,000 tonnes of cane have been left unharvested, rather than the 140,000 tonnes as claimed by Opposition MP Viam Pillay.In a response to ...
1 minute ago

156 RFMF personnel return home from UN Mission in Iraq
Emotional scenes were witnessed at the Nadi International Airport last night as 156 Republic of Fiji Military Forces personnel ...
20 minutes ago

Vanua leaders urged to partner with tertiary institutions for better training
Kofera Trust Secretary Samuela Tuidraki is encouraging Vanua leaders to work closely with tertiary training institutes to ensure their villagers ...
35 minutes ago

Climate relocation boost as NZ commits $5M to Fiji trust fund
The fight against climate change has received a major boost following the $5 million contribution from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of ...
52 minutes ago

Knife attacker kills three after smoke bombing Taiwan metro
At least three people have been killed, and nine others injured as a knife-wielding attacker ‍went ‍on a rampage in the Taiwanese capital, ...
2 hours ago



Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
IN DEPTH
Fiji needs to act on human trafficking indicators associated with Grace Road Group
The United States has expressed serious concern about human trafficking indicators linked to the Grace Road Group in Fiji, as highlighted in the 2025 ...
2 days ago

Human trafficking allegations and issues relating to Grace Road Group
Human trafficking allegations and concerns linked to the Grace Road Group/+ARTICLE-311061+ARTICLE/PM says Govt cannot interfere into any human ...
2 days ago

Sonia Shanaaz says silent treatment hurts as she waits for assistance for her daughter with cerebral palsy
Sonia Shanaaz, the mother of 10-year-old Aarna who was born with cerebral palsy, says silent treatment hurts after she reached out to the ...
8 days ago

TOP