A 34-year-old father has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for raping his step daughter on two separate occasions in Lautoka in 2015.
Lautoka High Court Judge Justice, Aruna Aluthge says that the girl had looked up to him for love, affection and support as a stepfather but he had breached that trust.
Justice Aluthge said that there is a 25 age gap between the stepfather and the offence inflicted violence and fear on her.
The court heard that the stepfather sent the victim’s mother to the shop and approached the girl and raped her and he repeated the same a few weeks after the first incident.
The man is eligible to apply for parole after serving nine years in jail.
