John Mondiai, of Kerowagi in Simbu Province, was at the Nine-Mile Bridge in Morobe Province, on Friday, December 17th, 2021, between 12pm and 1pm, when he saw the 14-year-old walking across a field to her house.
He allegedly covered her mouth with his hands before dragging her to his brother’s house, where he sexually assaulted her.
He threatened to kill the girl if she ever told her parents so she did not say anything.
On January 28th, 2022, Mondiai’s wife acted on information received and told the girl’s parents.