A 53-year-old man who raped a 7‑year‑old girl in a school compound in Tailevu last year has been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment.
Serupepeli Bolalailai pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and pleaded not guilty to one count of rape and one count of attempted rape.
High Court Judge Justice Achala Wengappuli concurred with the assessors and found Bolalailai guilty of all charges.
The court was informed that Bolalailai called the 7-year-old girl into his room by giving her $2 and raped her on the 25th of October last year.
Bolalailai has been given a non-parole period of 10 years 4 months.
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