A 40-year-old man identified as Pa from Lamin Village, was reportedly apprehended on Saturday for allegedly raping a grade 3 student who is only 9 years old.

According to the girl’s mother, the little girl was given to the accused by her stepmother for adoption because Pa knew their family.

Reports also revealed that the incident actually happened on Thursday but the frail girl reported it to her mother a few days later after she noticed the uneasiness on her daughter’s face. The emotionally drained mother wasted no time to report the case to the local police in Bunjulinding. A medical examination was equally conducted on her and the result indicated that her daughter was indeed sexually assaulted.

The accused, Pa, is currently under police custody helping them in their investigation as they dig further into the matter.

“It was when I realised that she was not feeling well that I decided to interrogate her and during the process, she confessed to me that Pa had raped her. My daughter told me that the man always called her and showed her porn videos on his phone. She said one day when she was sleeping alone in the room, he sneaked into the room, undressed her and started penetrating her,” the girl’s mother said.

“My daughter said the man told her not to report the matter to anyone. She said he threatened to put her in trouble if she reported it to anyone. So it was when she visited me that she had the courage to explain what happened,” she added.

Superintendent Lamin Njie, the police spokesperson confirmed the incident and said the matter is currently under investigation.

 

By Fatoumatta Samateh