A 21-YEAR-OLD man appeared at the Suva Magistrates Court earlier this afternoon charged with three count of rape.
It is alleged that the accused raped his 16-year-old niece on December 5, 2018, on Koro Island.
Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili informed the accused to make a formal bail application.
The accused has been remanded.
The case has been adjourned to December 24.