Police in Guadalcanal Province arrested a 50-year-old male on 7 January 2019 for the allegation of rape.
The arrest came about after police Aluta area in Malaita Province are urged to assist the PRT officers know the man was in Honiara since Christmas and New Year 2019 festivity.
It was alleged the suspect allegedly raped a 13-year-old female person on unknown date of the month of October in 2018 at Papangu Village in the Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) one area.