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A nine-year-old girl has gotten pregnant for her stepfather, who allegedly raped her serially—up to 10 times a day.
Her mother discovered after five months and in Peru where the incident occured, it is too late to have an abortion at five months.
Local news reported that the girl’s stepfather, 30, has fled and a manhunt is underway to track him down.
The girl (name withheld) has claimed she was attacked at home while other family members were out.
She said she was set upon by the stepfather had sex with her up to 10 times a day.
Financial aid is being sought to help the stricken girl and mount a legal case against her alleged attacker.
Peru’s Minister for Women, Ana Maria Choquehuanca, has said guidelines are in place to give abusers of minors maximum sentences.