IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
HELD AT LUGANVILLE/SANTO
(Criminal Jurisdiction)
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Criminal Judgement No.20 of
1996
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MAKIO SARPEREI
Coram: Kalkot Mataskelekele -
Judge
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Clerk: Shirley George
Mr Hillary Toa for the
Prosecution
Mr Raynold Liu for the Public
Solicitor, for the defendant
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SENTENCE
Committed for trial 16.08.96 by
Senior Magistrate Jimmy Garae at Luganville.
Arrd at Supreme Court on
03.09.96 am before me.
Accused in custody since
12.08.96.
Accused pleaded guilty to 2 counts of Unlawful Sexual Intercourse to section 97(1) of Penal Code Act.
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Accused age 17 years.
Complainant: &nbbsp; bout 10
yearsyears at time of incident.
Name: Violet Velevu or J or Jeleru.
Status: In class 3 Mataloi
Primary School (French Stream).
Incident: p;&nssp; &nUnl
Sexu Sexual Intl InterIntercourse 2 times at separate times during March 1996.
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Accused made statement to
police on 12.08.96 that the complainant d to section 1.
Complainant wanted matter to
come to court.
Complainant's father wanted
matter to come to c
Law: section 97(3) - No defence
to charge that the girl consented.
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Sentence:
(1) &nbssp;&nIsp; soprisonmentomentone
(1) year, suspendspended for 3 years effective from today 3.9.96.
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(2) ;&nbssp; Pursuanrsuant to C to CPC, take
into acto account customary settlement, (order) that accused pays the pig that
was decided in custom court by Chief Oulili of Vutkarato. Pig paid to
complainant before 31.12.96.
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(3) & &nbsrdersrder) accused to
pay pay for vt5,000 costs to Mr Rasu Tamata before 31.12.96.
(4) &nnbsp;; (sp; (Order)rder) vt5,000
Prosecutiecution costs - Pay before 31.12.96.
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(5) ; Court 2h+ 3
mi
con concurrent sentence with count 1.
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DATED at Luganville this 3rd
day of September, 1998.
Judge of the Supreme Court
