A 21-year-old man who raped a 5-year-old girl two years ago in a village in Bua has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment by the Labasa High Court.
The court heard that the 21-year-old man was visiting the village to buy copra and while resting in the house he saw the 5-year-old girl.
He invited the girl inside the house and raped her.
High Court Judge Justice Daniel Goundar also imposed a non-parole period of six years.
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