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Lavekau sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for indecent and sexual assault of 6-year-old

Lavekau sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for indecent and sexual assault of 6-year-old

By Alipate Narawa
17/03/2025

Navitalai Lavekau, who was convicted of one count of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault, has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 3 years.

Lavekau appeared before Justice Lee James Burney at the Labasa High Court.

He is said to have indecently and sexually assaulted a 6-year-old.

Lavekau was also served with a permanent domestic violence restraining order with standard non-molestation and no contact conditions.

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