District Official Charged in Child Rape Case

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A district official in Kandal province has been charged with the purchase of child prostitution following accusations of confining and raping a 14-year-old girl in a guesthouse, and potentially faces 7-15 years in jail. Morm Sela — who serves as the deputy chief of the legal office for dispute resolution in Loeuk Dek district — was arrested October 25 in Kampong Phnom commune.

Police previously said that another man had invited the victim to eat a meal with Sela, 35, who gave her beer until she was drunk then brought her to a local guesthouse and raped her. The man did the same for another suspect, Ouk Toeng, 36, about a week later.

 

Kandal Provincial Court spokesman So Sarin said on Monday that Sela and Toeng had been charged with purchase of child prostitution under the Anti-Human Trafficking Law. The charge carries a potential jail term of 2-5 years for minors 15 years old and above, and 7-15 years for those younger than 15. The pair had been sent to pretrial detention at the provincial prison, Sarin said.
 

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