35 rape cases have been taken to court for the month of May alone by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The DPP’s Office says there are 28 people charged with a total of 48 separate incidents of serious sexual offences in May. These include two people under the age of 18 years.
There are six cases of defilement, four cases of indecent assault, two attempted rape cases and an abduction of a person under 18 years of age with intent to have carnal knowledge.
The DPP’s Office also confirms that there were 27 victims of whom 16 were under the age of 18 years. Of these 16, six were between the ages of 6 and 12 years while ten were between the ages of 13 and 17 years.
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