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Man found guilty of defilement gets suspended sentence

Man found guilty of defilement gets suspended sentence
He has been sentenced to 2 years, 4 months and 3 weeks which has been suspended for 3 years.

A man who was found guilty of two counts of defilement has been given a suspended sentence by the Lautoka High Court.

It was heard in court that the 33 year old man and the 16 year old complainant were in a relationship.

He has been sentenced to 2 years, 4 months and 3 weeks imprisonment which has been suspended for 3 years.

The man was earlier charged with rape however after the trial the charges were reduced to defilement.

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