The 20- year jail sentence given to a North West man by the Itsoseng Regional Court for the rape of a six-year-old should sent a strong message to perpetrators of sexual office against children that those who rob innocent childen of their childhood will face the full might of the law, North West Premier Thandi Modise said on Thursday.

“We welcome the jail term as it served justice on the perpetrator who betrayed the trust that the little girl had on him as a chorister who sang with her father in the same choir. We call upon parents to conscientise their children against the danger of accompanying people known or unknown to them anywhere in their absence or letting them into their homes in their absence,” said Premier Modise.

According to police, Peter Monoto, 23, had gone to the girl’s house on April 29 last year and asked for her father. The girl’s parents were not at home at the time. Only the victim and her two siblings aged, seven and nine were at home.

Monoto is said to have requested the girl to accompany him to her parents. The girl obliged as did not suspect anything as she trusted him.

North West Police Spokesperson Captain Pelonomi Makau alleged that instead of proceeding to where her parents were, the convicted man took the victim to his friend’s house and raped her.

After he raped her, he took her back to her house and left her outside.

“An hour later the victim’s parents arrived and found their daughter sitting outside the house crying,” Captain Makau said.

“The victim explained to her parents what happened. Her parents took her to the police station and she was taken to the local hospital, where the doctor confirmed the rape