BAHN, NIMBA COUNTY, LIBERIA-Police in Nimba County have arrested a 72-year-old man for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl. 

Suspect Pascal Seade, an Ivoirian Refugee, reportedly raped the little girl in Bahn City, Nimba County.

According to police investigation, the sixteen-year victim has been helping the suspect’s wife with some domestic work, including cooking and fetching water.

The Suspect is said to have constantly threatened to kill the victim, if she told anyone about the act.

The seventy-two-year old Ivoirian Refugee has since been charged with statutory rape, and forwarded to court for prosecution.

He is currently being held at the Sanniquellie Central Prison, pending court trial.

By: Joseph Wongbay