Liberia: Man, 47, Charged for 'Raping' Girl, 15

A 47-year-old man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl (name withheld) at the Embassy Enclave of Mamba Point, in Monrovia, last Monday appeared at the Temple of Justice, where he was later remanded at the Monrovia Central Prison.

Sean Tolbert was arrested on April 27, based on a complaint filed by a lady believed to be the mother of the victim, together with a medical report from the Star of the Sea Hospital, which established that the victim had been sexually abused, of which the Women and Children's Protection Section (WCPS) of the Liberia National Police (LNP) charged suspect Tolbert with statutory rape.

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