Two boys, aged 15 and 17, were charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) last month. This information was revealed in the ODPP Rape and Sexual Offences Statistics for July. One of the accused is the victim’s cousin. The 17-year-old is also facing charges of aiding and abetting and attempted rape. In a separate case, a 15-year-old boy was charged with raping a 15-year-old girl. They are among 16 individuals charged with a total of 63 counts of sexual offenses by the ODPP last month.
