According to reports, a 50-year-old man raped an 11-year-old girl in Loum, Moungo division of the Litoral.
Although the man had denied the young girl’s claims, he was seized by the police who rescued him from an angry mob.
Reports from Loum recount that the 11-year-old girl, who had been playing with other children, says she was called by the man, whom she called grandfather. He took her to his room and began abusing her and did not stop despite her screams.
According to the little girl, the man threatened her not to say anything after committing the act.
But the following day, when she could not take the pains, she confessed to her grandmother what had happened on the previous day.
Driven to the hospital, the doctors confirmed that there had indeed been rape, and even that it was not the first time.
Though the 50-year-old denied the claims, he was seized by the crowd and was only rescued by the Loum District police where who detained him while an investigation is underway.
