BY SYLVANA TEKUMAHA
A case involving a 52-year-old man accused of raping a 10-year-old at GPPOL was committed to the High Court yesterday for its first mention on February 27.
The defendant, who could not be named to protect the identity of the victim was charged with three counts of rape and one count of indecent act.
The incident occurred between 2024 and 2025 on several occasions at different locations, with the use of money by the defendant to lure the complainant.
The alleged complainant’s father was a good friend of the defendant for years and often visited the victim’s house and likewise, the complainant would also visit the defendant at his house.
The first incident occurred when the defendant visited the complainant’s house when her father was not home, he gave $20.00 to the complainant’s mother to go and buy betel-nut, leaving him and the complainant alone.
The second incident occurred when the defendant came over to the complainant’s house and lied to her to go and get money at his house. The complainant followed the defendant to his house, the defendant took her into his room and raped her.
The third incident occurred in 2025 when the defendant took the complainant into his room to commit the offence again.
The last incident occurred before June 2025. The defendant told the complainant to follow him to get $5.00, before going to school and she did. When the complainant came to the defendant’s house, the defendant pulled the complainant into his room and commit the offence again.
The incident was reported to the Tetere Police on October 10, 2025.
The defendant appeared before the Magistrate court yesterday for committal ruling.
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