Six men appeared in the Nausori Magistrate’s Court on Monday, facing a total of 17 charges of rape and assault in connection with two cases involving a 14-year-old girl from their village, which occurred in 2020.
The first accused, a 22-year-old man, faces seven counts of rape, while another 22-year-old man is charged with eight counts. A 24-year-old man has been charged with one count of rape. Additionally, a 25-year-old man and a 29-year-old man are jointly charged with one count of rape, and in a separate case, the 29-year-old is also jointly charged with a second 24-year-old man for the offense of assault causing actual bodily harm.
All six defendants have been remanded by the Nausori Magistrate’s Court. Their case has been sent to the High Court in Suva, where it will be heard again on October 1, 2024.