A 54-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the two counts of indecent assault in relation to an incident involving a 12-year-old girl.
His name and that of the victim have been supressed to protect the identity of the young girl.
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The matter was heard before Supreme Court Justice, his Honour Vui Clarence Nelson.
The accused man was represented by lawyer, Fa’aolesa Katopau Ainu’u.
Prior to Tuesday’s proceedings, the accused had entered a not guilty plea in relation to the charges against him.
But Fa’aolesa informed the Court about his client’s change in plea after prosecution withdrew other charges against the accused leaving two counts of indecent assault.
The number of charges withdrawn was not specified before the Court.
But the incidents to which he has pleaded guilty to occurred between 31 March and 1 June, 2014.
The matter has been adjourned to 22 September for the Probation office to provide a probation report in relation to the matter and for sentencing.
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