A man accused of raping an Australian flight attendant in the early hours of New Year’s Day has been refused bail before a hearing in Fiji’s high court.

Ilaisa Tanoa Degei, 24, a farmer from Navosa, on Fiji’s largest island, Viti Levu, appeared before a magistrate, Mareta Tikoisuva, charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of rape.

Nadi magistrates court heard allegations that in the early hours of the new year Degei sexually assaulted and digitally raped the 21-year-old Virgin crew member, from Melbourne.

  • @motor_spirit
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    2919 days ago

    Unfortunate company name to be involved in such a headline. Legitimately was curious why that would be relevant in any title until I confirmed the airline, hence the proper noun…

  • @[email protected]
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    1519 days ago

    Very unfortunate, but are we really meant to monitor every rape in the world as world news?

  • @elfin8er
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    419 days ago

    What is digital rape?

    • @Pretzilla
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      1419 days ago

      A finger is AKA a digit

      • @elfin8er
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        519 days ago

        Ah, thanks! I’ve just never heard the term before and was confused.

      • @[email protected]
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        19 days ago

        While true that they could have searched on the internet, in the time it took you to berate them you could given them am answer.

        Also, this is Lemmy, you should have said “you can DDG it”.

      • @elfin8er
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        419 days ago

        I did, but didn’t find anything until I just did a second search. Never heard the term before.