PARENTS of a three-year-old girl who was sexually molested opted for money rather than have police deal with the attack on the girl that took place in a settlement in Port Moresby.
Settlers at an East Boroko settlement told The National a young man, about 18 years old, who is known to have taken alcohol and drug, allegedly raped the girl recently at the settlement.
The matter was reported to Village Court magistrate Sevsi Hogodi.
Mr Hogodi convened a hearing last Sunday in which he set out the law and the options available to the parties.
The parents of the girl opted to settle “out of court” through compensation and accepted K800 that was offered by the relatives and parents of the young man.
Mr Hogodi warned the parents that they did not have to accept the money and could take the matter to police and the courts, but the parents opted to settle for compensation.
When asked why he did not refer the case to the police, Mr Hogodi told The National it was not his choice but that of the girl’s parents.
“Mi tokim ol olsem o liken karim igo long kot, tasol ol yet i laik stretim autsait (I told them to take it to court, but they (the parents) want to settle it outside),” Mr Hogodi said.
He said K800 might not be just compensation, but that was what people in the settlement could afford.
He said the girl was taken to hospital for medical treatment.

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