A man has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of a 21-year-old Virgin Australia flight crew member in Fiji on New Year's Day. The incident occurred in Nadi, a popular tourist destination in Fiji. The suspect is due to appear in court on Monday.
A man has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of a female airline crew member in Fiji on New Year’s Day. A police official in the Pacific island nation on Saturday confirmed a man has been charged with the alleged rape and sexual assault of a 21-year-old member of a Virgin Australia flight crew. The man is facing one count of each offence and is due to appear in Nadi Magistrates Court on Monday, according to local and Australian media reports.
In the early hours of January 1, a group of Virgin Australia flight crew members were celebrating in Nadi, on the western side of Fiji’s main island Viti Levu. One crew member was allegedly robbed and another was allegedly sexually assaulted after going to a nightclub in the town, which is the international gateway to Fiji’s most popular tourist destinations. The suspect “will be produced in court on Monday” after being taken into custody on Wednesday, Acting Police Commissioner Juki Fong Chew said in a statement quoted by Reuters and the ABC. Virgin Australia declined to comment when contacted by AAP. AAP has contacted the Fiji Police Force and the Fiji Tourism Department. Earlier this week, Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka said the incidents were “regrettable”. “Our thoughts and concerns are with them and for their health and well-being,” he said in a statement on social media. On Thursday, Fiji Police said they were questioning a suspect known to them about the sexual assault. Locals have been worried that the incident and another in December — when seven tourists including four Australians fell ill after drinking cocktails at the five-star Warwick Fiji resort — could negatively impact the tourism industry. Hosanna Kabakoro, the founder of the indigenous-led South Pacific Foundation which provides clean water access to rural and maritime communities in Fiji, said locals felt awful for the victims of the alleged crimes
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