Fijian man accused of raping Virgin Australia flight attendant in Nadi denied bail

Ilaisa Tanoa Degei charged with sexually assaulting a 21-year-old crew member in early hours of new year

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.

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