Three men who subjected their victim to a prolonged gang rape at a Canberra apartment last year have been jailed in the ACT Supreme Court.The group's ringleader, Simon Vunilagi, was jailed for more than six yearsThe accused ringleader of the attack, Simon Vunilagi, was found guilty of more than ten charges, most of which were rape.
The men met their victim at popular nightclub Mooseheads, in Canberra's city centre, in November 2019.been taken to the home of Masivesi where she was assaulted over several hoursShe later told police she was hoarse from screaming for the men to stop, and that they had turned up music in the lounge room drown out the sound.The woman said at one point she feared she would be killed.The woman went home, but later in the day went to police with the help of a friend.
"As Vunulagi was the instigator of the event and the principal offender, much of the psychological impact must be attributed to his conduct.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
All of the sentences are a joke but especially the co-offenders! The only reason they have clean records is that they haven't been here long enough. They should be judged by the brutal, violent crimes they committed and not their ridiculous 'clean records' or lack of support.
6 years what joke of a justice system
...is there any other sort of rape? It's always degrading and humiliating
Once a rapist always a rapist. She’s doing life and the scum go on.
I have no family support in Australia, so I therefore think it’s ok or justifiable to Rape . PATHETIC!
All 3 are foreign nationals. After jail time send the rapist scum back to Fiji !!!
I’m glad they’re in jail! But why go to an apartment with 3 strange men?
Let's hope PeterDutton_MP puts them back in their canoe straight back to bongo land
Rehab? Wtaf?
Is that all, ffs.
So much racism in these comments. As if white men don’t rape. The focus should be on the leniency of the sentences & the safety/wellness of the victim.
6yrs 3mths + 2 x 2.5 yrs. All eligible for parole by 2023 at the latest. For multiple rapes. Appallingly light sentences 😡😡😡
Inhumane ? Is there another kind ?!?
We don’t need people like this in Australia.
Two of them got 2 years! FFS! What a joke! Once again let down by the judge! Who wants these bastards running around
Look at the ridiculously light sentences for a gang rape. I fucking despair! 😡😡
Hey abc what was their ethnicity? Gang rape was virtually unknown in the west until recently now with immigration it's so normal that the sentence is reduced. You women voted for more immigration 👍👏 meetoo refugees bringthemhere unhcr withrefugees vicpol ClimateCrisis
Vile
Another example of upstanding citizens from other countries who come here to commit crimes against persons. Jail & deportation back to Fiji with a permanent ban from Australia.
How dare he make gang rape degrading and imhumane.😲😲
What is an ‘humane’ gang rape then? Is that like an ‘underage woman’?
Should be jailed for life.
Had no family support which may have contributed to his offending! Give me a fucking break. I've had no family support since I was 11 years old due to death and drug use in the family. And I haven't harmed one person because of it. Sick of these excuses for appalling behaviour.
Soft deport the lot of them, they wouldn’t offend back on the island because of the violence they’d receive
Some who have gang raped are languishing in goal for over 20 years. What's the difference here. Cause their Mummies weren't here.👺👿👺👿
I was as outraged as all you guys until I read the last line of the article: 'All of the men are Fijian nationals. The court heard they will likely be deported after serving their sentences' Would be more fitting to arrange to have them serve a long sentence in a Fijian prison.
I thought they'd be African, shocked they're Melanesian.
Sentence not long enough
As opposed to laudatory and humane gang rape?
I only hope fellow prisoners have a Shawshank Redemption style recourse for these three scums of earth.
She gets a life sentence of trauma, and one of them is home in time for Christmas.... our justice system needs an upgrade.
Good jail for life!
Horrific gang rape of a poor girl and the 3 men only get 6yr3mo, 2yr6mo and 2yr1mo sentences? Are you KIDDING!?! When will rape be treated as the serious crime it is in Australia? OurWatchAus
Identifying the offenders as Canberra resonates some disturbing attributes of social stereotyping.
As opposed to respectful and humane gang rape?
And now we have to feed and house these low life's for years before they can be deported. Sucks but hopefully allows the victim to feel some sense of justice.
Soft sentencing as usual. This poor woman will be traumatised for life. The courts are a joke.
Obv not white or we would see photos
Hope they get as bad as they gave.
Why do we have to hear the excuses of the attackers? And how life has been hard for them because they have no family here. There is frankly no excuse. They are just vile, violent men.
Mooseheads, colour me surprised. Plus it’s, what, 40 seconds walk from a police station?
Stop telling us they are good men with an alcohol problem. They are nowhere near good. In fact, they are despicable human beings
Not enough. Not even nearly enough. Not even a deterrent for some people.
When is rape NOT degrading and inhumane