A 49-year-old man accused of raping his 13-year-old niece in September has pleaded guilty to six sexual offence charges laid against him.
The accused appeared yesterday before Justice Pita Bulamainaivalu in the High Court in Suva.
The man was charged with four counts of sexual assault and a count each of rape and indecent assault.
The court heard the victim had gone to the home of her uncle to return an item that belonged to his daughter.
There, the accused forcefully took her and committed the offences.
The matter was reported to the Vunidawa Police Station by the victim’s mother.
The State has been granted 14 days to submit the summary of facts.
Justice Bulamainaivalu directed the parties to file their sentencing and mitigating submissions before the next court date.
The man’s production order has been extended until November 28.