News

3 religious leaders charged with sexual assault

3 religious leaders charged with sexual assault

Three religious leaders were charged with sexual assault last month.

This has been confirmed by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Other details have not been released.

Meanwhile there were 17 people charged with a total of 38 separate incidents in February.

There were 24 cases of rape, one case of attempted rape, one case of indecent assault, 11 cases of sexual assault and one incident of pornographic activities involving a juvenile.

There were 20 victims of the 38 separate incidents.

12 victims were under the age of 18 years.

One of them was a victim of pornographic activity.

There was one serious sexual offence that involved a 15-year-old juvenile and a 3-year-old victim.

The Office of the DPP said there were seven serious sexual offences that occurred in domestic settings.

One case was discontinued before the courts as a result of a false complaint.

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
Scoreboard
Full Time
Storm 14–22 Panthers
Full Time
Raiders 30–34 Broncos
Full Time
Dolphins 34–16 Eels
Malolo vs Ba
Kadavu vs Lautoka
Nadroga vs Navosa
Full Time
Nadi 24–24 Tailevu
Full Time
Suva 36–10 Naitasiri
Full Time
kadavu 17–29 Namosi
1:00PM
Suva FC vs Navua FC
3:00PM
Labasa FC vs Nasinu FC
5:00PM
Rewa FC vs Lautoka FC
Full Time
Springboks 16–33 All Blacks
5:00AM
Lions vs All Blacks
Full Time
Man City 2–1 Bournemouth
Full Time
Brighton 4–0 Aston Villa
Full Time
Newcastle 2–2 Liverpool