'Frustrated': Both sides not pleased after Sperry rape case hearing

Rape charges to remain as adult criminal charges against 2 Sperry students

First degree rape by instrumentation charges will remain as adult criminal charges against two Sperry High School students.

Sperry rape case paused as court decides whether defendants will be charged as juveniles

State prosecutors contend that the two juveniles’ cases should start in adult court, though defense attorneys say statute dictates how juveniles are to be charged with rape by instrumentation.

'Frustrated': Both sides not pleased after Sperry rape case hearing

Two Sperry students accused of raping another pupil with a hairbrush showed up in court this afternoon for their preliminary hearing.At the crux was whether the state has power to charge the minors in this case as adults for rape by instrumentation. But ultimately, both sides were "frustrated" with the result.Obviously, were disappointed, said MJ Denman, the attorney for one of the students accused, after the hearing.Thats how the defense reacte…

Charges reduced from rape to defilement

THE State has reduced the charges laid against three men accused of raping a 15-year-old family friend. Prosecutor Unaisi Ratukalou filed the amended charges this morning reducing the three counts of rape to two counts of defilement and a count of sexual assault. The trio appeared before Justice Pita Bulamainaivalu at the High Court in Suva on April 16. The first accused is alleged to have committed the offence in January last year. The second a…