SYDNEY: Authorities in Fiji have charged a person with the alleged rape and sexual assault of a 21-year-old member of a Virgin Australia flight crew on New 12 months’s Day, a police official within the Pacific island nation mentioned on Saturday (Jan 4).
The suspect “can be produced in courtroom on Monday”, after having been taken into custody on Wednesday, appearing police commissioner Juki Fong Chew mentioned in an e mail that confirmed a report by Australian Broadcasting Corp, however didn’t elaborate.
Virgin Australia declined to remark when contacted by Reuters.
Fiji beforehand mentioned police had been investigating separate incidents involving Virgin crew within the metropolis of Nadi, a vacationer vacation spot, within the early hours of Jan 1.
Investigations targeted on incidents involving two crew of the airline, allegedly victims of rape and theft on a layover earlier than they had been supposed to depart the next day, it added.
Crew weren’t being detained by police, officers mentioned on Friday, although the airline had suggested them to remain of their lodge.