Sex charges

Grade 8 students arrested on sex charges

The two juveniles were arrested and charged on Tuesday this week with sexual penetration, under section 229(a) of the Criminal Code act and Sexual offense and Crimes against Children’s act.

The victim is a 14-year-old Grade Seven student who also attends the same primary school as the alleged perpetrators.

Manus acting provincial police commander, Senior Inspector David Yapu, said the victim, who attends Liap Primary School, was returning home last Wednesday (March 29) when she was allegedly confronted and sexually assaulted by the students, who are also 14 years of age.

Backpage website head Carl Ferrer faces sex charges

A three-year investigation concluded that "many" of its adult escort adverts involved prostitutes and victims of sex trafficking, including children, the department said.

Warrants have also been issued for two controlling shareholders.

The site, which operates around the world, is still online.

Allegations that the site has carried adverts aiding forced prostitution have dogged the platform for some years.

Chimbu man in claims of human trafficking, in court

The victims involved are from Lealea village in the Central Province.

Willie Gare was charged for one count of unlawfully confining eight females and a male, one count of exploitation and one count of sexually penetrating one of the victims at Kundiawa town.

He was arrested and charged on Nov 9 last year at Kundiawa and had his case transferred to Port Moresby.

Police prosecution informed the court that police completed investigation against Gare with the files served on him.

Sex case against student dismissed

The court found the information charging the accused was incorrect which led to inappropriate charges against the 26 year old man from Enga province.

Magistrate Cosmas Bidar dismissed allegations against Max Sumbakain yesterday (Feb 4) after they found that the said victim had been in a consensual relationship with the accused since their high school days.