ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT

12th May

A 34-year-old farmer will be produced at the Nausori Magistrates Court today for a case of alleged sexual assault.

The accused allegedly committed the offence in a vacant house at a settlement in Naitasiri over the weekend.

The 18year old victim who is not related to the accused is a student residing in Nabua and was attending a funeral when the alleged offence took place. 

She reported the matter at the Vunidawa Police Station soon after the alleged incident occurred.

The accused faces one count of Sexual Assault.