The Suva Magistrates Court has acquitted a man charged with two counts of defilement.
Ronald Ravi Kumar was charged for defiling a young person above the age of 13 years and under the age of 16 years in Nasinu in 2014.
Magistrate, Makereta Mua while passing down the judgement said she considered from the complainants’ general behaviour that the accused had reasonable cause to believe that the girl was above the age of 16 years.
The girl had confirmed in the court that she had told Kumar that she was 17 years old and she has been drinking alcohol since 2013 and she was smoking at the relevant time.
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