Man charged with raping 10-year-old girl
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Man charged with raping 10-year-old girl
PORT MORESBY: A 27-year-old man was charged in the Lae committal
court on Wednesday (Oct 20, 2021) with raping a 10-year-old girl in 2018.
The court proceedings were published by The National:
Man charged
with raping 10-year-old girl
October 22, 2021The
NationalNational
A 27-YEAR-OLD man was charged in the
Lae committal court on Wednesday with raping a 10-year-old girl in 2018.
Magistrate Pious Tapil read out the charges to Samuel Joshua, from Tewai
Siassi’s Tarawe village in Morobe, and remanded him in Buimo Prison.
Tapil advised Joshua to submit his bail application as the charges were
serious.
“On sexual offence against minors, this court will need a proper bail
application to decide on your bail,” he added.
Police alleged that Joshua on June 9, 2018, between 6pm and 7pm, raped the then
10-year-old girl in their village.
The court was told that Joshua, during the time of committing the offence, was
under the influence of alcohol.
Police said Joshua allegedly confronted the girl when she was about to take a
flight of steps to her house when she was dragged and carried away some 100m
into the bush watched in horror by the girl’s aunt.
The court heard that Joshua also used a pocket knife to threaten the girl and
cover her mouth with his other hand when forcing her into the bush.
The court was told that after allegedly raping the girl, Joshua threatened her
and left.
The girl was sent to Lablab Health Centre the next day and was confirmed to
have been raped.
Joshua was arrested by police but later released and the same incident was
reported at the rural command headquarter in Lae recently until Joshua was
arrested last Friday at Voco Point in Lae.
Joshua will appear for mention in the same court on Dec 13.
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