Four young men accused of rape to appear in Royal Court

Wednesday 19 December 2018

The cases of four young men each charged with two counts of raping a woman will be dealt with by the Royal Court, due to the seriousness of the charges.

The four men, Oprea Stefanita Dobre (18), Florin Ionut Calin (20), Dorel Stefanita Diaconu (22) and Marius Adrian Dobrin (24), all appeared in the Magistrate's Court this afternoon each charged with two counts of rape.

The incident is alleged to have taken place on Sunday 16 December in the Parish of Trinity.

Mr Dobre was represented by Advocate Francesca Pinel, Mr Calin was represented by Advocate Michael Haines, Mr Diaconu was represented by Advocate Luke Sette and Mr Dobrin was represented by Advocate Sarah Dale. 

Pictured: The case has been deemed "too serious" for the Magistrate's Court to deal with and therefore will be sent to the Royal Court in the new year.

Legal Advisor Lauren Hallam appeared for the prosecution.

The case was heard by Assistant Magistrate Peter Harris who decided that “this matter is too serious” to be dealt with in the Magistrate’s Court and the case will therefore be sent to the Royal Court on 30 January. 

No bail applications were made and so all four of the accused have been remanded in custody until their next Court appearance on 2 January.