The man, whose identity will be withheld in this report, had been appearing in court since his arrest in March. He is related to the victim's mother and is known to the victim.
He told the court he gave instructions to his lawyer to file submissions to respond to the police investigation files however, that was not done when he went to court last Friday.
Arrested and charged with sexual penetration, abduction and deprivation of liberty, the man went to the home of the victim on March 19 this year looking for her older brother,whom he claimed he had some problems with.
