This item appeared in the Samoa Observer recently:

Man charged with carnal knowledge By Mathew Lemisio 15 July 2003

A man appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday on a charge of carnal knowledge. Court documents identified the victim in this case as the accused’s sister-in-law.

Police sources also noted that there would be more people probably brought before the court on similar charges involving the same girl.

The victim in this case is a minor under the age of 14.

The accused had been remanded on bail to receive legal aid before reappearing before Chief Justice Patu Tiavaasu’e Falefatu on Monday, July 28th for mention.

This is a really horrible story, probably all too common here. The only unique aspect of it is that the man was actually caught.

On the other hand, I wish someone would charge me with carnal knowledge. That sounds like fun. (minus the fourteen year old sister-in-law part).