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Sexual assaults against minors remain high – FBC News

Last month, six minors were charged with sexual offenses.

The Attorney General’s Office released rape and sexual offense statistics for May, showing that the six are among 39 people accused of a total of 113 sexual offenses.

A 12-year-old boy was charged with the rape of a 7-year-old girl, while in another case a 16-year-old boy was charged with the rape of a 7-year-old girl.

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A 17-year-old boy was charged with the rape of his 6-year-old stepsister, while in another case, a 17-year-old boy was charged with the rape of his 9-year-old stepsister and his 11-year-old cousin.

In one case, a 16-year-old boy and three other defendants were accused of raping a 21-year-old and a 38-year-old woman, but the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence.

A 16-year-old boy was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl.

At the same time, crimes committed by adults against minors continue to be a major concern.

A 39-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 16-year-old daughter, while in another case a 51-year-old man was charged with the rape of his 15-year-old stepdaughter.

In another case, a 41-year-old man was charged with four counts of rape and five counts of sexual assault of his 12-year-old stepdaughter.

A 61-year-old man was accused of raping, indecently touching and sexually assaulting his 16-year-old stepdaughter, while in another case a 34-year-old man was charged with raping his 12-year-old stepdaughter.

A 25-year-old teacher at a prestigious school has been charged with raping a 15-year-old and two 17-year-old boys from his school three times.

In another case, a 57-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man from his village. A 22-year-old man was charged with the rape of a 13-year-old boy.

Statistics showed that there were 21 cases in which the victim and the accused were related.

There were 38 victims, 22 of whom were under the age of 18. There were six male and 32 female victims.