An 80-year-old man has been charged with four counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault of his 12-year-old granddaughter while in another case a 69-year-old man has been charged with three counts of rape of his 9-year-old granddaughter last month.
The Office of the Director says there were 12 cases filed last month with a total of 27 counts of sexual offences.
There were 22 counts of rape, 1 indecent assault, 1 defilement and 3 sexual assault.
The ODPP says of the 12 accused persons, 2 were under the age of 18.
There were 12 victims of whom 9 victims were under the age of 18 years; 10 victims were female and two male victims.
There were six incidents where the victims and the accused were related to one another.
A 51-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 16-year-old stepdaughter, however, this matter was discontinued due to insufficient evidence.
A 38-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 16-year-old niece while in another incident, a 33-year-old man was charged with the rape and defilement of his 15-year-old niece.
There was one incident where a 48-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 16-year-old nephew.
A 15-year-old boy was charged with the rape of a 7-year-old boy from his village.
A 13-year-old boy was charged with the rape of an 8-year-old girl from his village.
There was one incident where a 48-year-old man was charged with the rape of a 28-year-old woman.
A 23-year-old man was charged with the rape, indecent assault and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl from his village.
In another incident, a 31-year-old man was charged with the rape of a 19-year-old woman.
The accused person was also charged with an assault causing actual bodily harm.
Two cases were discontinued due to insufficient evidence.
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