Quote:Refugees detained on Manus Island have regularly travelled into town to allegedly have sex with underage girls and buy drugs, Australian government officials were told last month.
Police and community leaders in Papua New Guinea informed Australian officials of 161 offences involving residents at the centre, dated over the last four years.
The alleged offences include assault, sexual assault, aggressive behaviour, unlawful entry, property damage and contraband, The Australian reports.
Several children have been born from the alleged sexual assaults, the paper claims
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Quote:The publication reports that some of the detained on Manus Island, who receive $100 a fortnight, allegedly used items such as cigarettes and chocolates bought at the centre to lure underage girls to engage in sexual acts.
On Friday, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton told Melbourne radio 3AW around 190 men from the Manus Island detention centre would travel into the nearby village of Lorengau by bus each day
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Quote:Obviously, if they're minded to buy drugs or sell drugs, then that's an activity that some are involved in as well.'
The allegations follow claims of another refugee who reportedly punched a female doctor in the face before trying to strangle her with a plastic bag.
The 50-year-old refugee was arrested after he was accused of assaulting a senior doctor while he was being treated at a medical centre run by the Australian government in March.
The clinic is operated by the International Health and Medical Services, and paid for by the government to help refugees on Manus Island
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