A 22-year-old tertiary student who is charged with defilement of a girl under the age of 16 will have to seek legal advice from the Legal Aid Commission.
The student appeared at the Suva Magistrates Court after he was taken into custody yesterday for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl, who is seven months pregnant.
The matter was reported to Police by a medical doctor who examined the girl in the hospital.
The accused was granted bail by Magistrate Hettiwatage Somaratne on the sum of $300 with surety.
The case will be recalled on the 16th of next month.
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