A 64-year-old man appeared in the Nausori Magistrates Court this afternoon for allegedly raping his 12-year-old grand-daughter.
The elderly man who is facing five counts of rape and a count of indecent assault has been remanded in custody and the matter has been transferred to the Suva High Court.
The matter has been adjourned to the 24th of this month.
The man is alleged to have committed the offence on several occasions at a settlement and the matter was reported at Nausori Police Station.
