Teen charged with rape of 5-year-old

Kampong Cham provincial court yesterday charged a 17-year-old boy with the rape of a 5-year-old girl in Prey Chhor district. Noun Samin, provincial police chief, said the suspect was sent for pretrial detention pending further investigation. The suspect was arrested on Sunday after the parents of the victim filed a complaint with police stating that their daughter had been raped.

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