A man convicted of sexual connection with a 4-year-old girl has been sentenced to 34 months in jail.
The defendant was named M.P. in the judgement and sentencing which was handed down by Supreme Court Justice, Tafaoimalo Leilani Tuala-Warren.
The defendant was found guilty by assessors in May this year.
“According to the evidence, the accused’s wife works for the victim’s grandfather as their house girl.
On Sunday 2 December 2018, the accused and his wife had toonai at the victim’s home. After toonai the wife of the accused asked the victim’s grandfather if they could take the victim to watch some church performances,” says Police records.
When the wife went to shower, the defendant sexually abused the victim, later that same week, the victim told her grandfather what happened.
The defendant maintains his innocence to probation, saying he has been framed for this matter.
“The victim was 4 years old when the offending occurred. She is now 8 years old. The victim’s mother provided the VIR and said her daughter is scared and does not want to see the accused again.
“She believes the impact on her daughter was huge and she will try to engage her daughter in activities to take her mind off what happened. She is concerned about the long-term impact of this offending on her daughter,” states the judgement.
