Two boys, aged 15 and 17, were charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl, according to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions last month. This information was disclosed in the office’s 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 the rape of a 15-year-old girl. These cases are part of the 16 individuals charged with a total of 63 counts of sexual offences by the ODPP in the past month.