Remand for suspected rape

A 24-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday remanded for eight days, after a 16-year-old girl with slight mental disabilities claimed he raped her.

Nicosia CID are investigating the girl’s claims, after she said the suspect – a man from India who worked as a caretakers at friends of the girl’s family – had been sexually abusing her since last August.

In a closed hearing at Nicosia District Court, the suspect was remanded for eight days and faces charges of rape, sexual exploitation, indecent assault and corruption of a girl aged between 13 and 17 years old. The 24-year-old denies all charges.

Meanwhile, the Social Services have also become involved, offering psychological support to both the 16-year-old and her family.

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