Lae police claim the incident occurred on the 13th of March, 2019, at about 2.30pm.
The principal, who is also a director of a private school at Papuan Compound, had abused the trust of the small girl, aged 10 years old. The girl is a relative to the suspect from his wife's side.
“The school is located next to his residence where he told the child to go to the house where he will photocopy some paper for her,” Lae police report.
“It was there that the child was allegedly abused by the principal.