The High Court in Labasa has sentenced 41-year-old fisherman to 15 years’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting and raping his 13-year-old neighbour and relative between December 2022 and February 2023.
He was convicted on 6 March 2026 after a trial on three counts — two of indecent assault and one of rape — under the Crimes Act 2009.
Justice Lee Burney delivered the sentence on 20 March 2026, sett...
