Alleged pack rape

Teens charged with rape of 11yo

The 18 and 19 year olds were arrested and charged over the rape of an 11-year-old girl, at Koroji village, along the south coast of Manus Province.

According to police reports, the Grade Three student was tied, blindfolded and taken to a nearby bush where they took turns raping her.

The victim sustained serious injuries from the ordeal.

Provincial Police Commander, Chief Inspector David Yapu, thanked community leaders and village court officials who assisted police in getting the teenagers to surrender to police after the incident.

11yo in hospital after alleged pack rape

Manus Police picked up two suspected perpetrators, aged 28 and 31 respectively, from Korojih village, located in the South coast of Manus in the Pobuma LLG.

Provincial Police Commander, Chief Inspector David Yapu, said the incident took place on Saturday morning where the two men allegedly threatened the girl with a kitchen knife, tied a laplap around her face and took her into a nearby bush where they took turns sexually penetrating her.