Girl, 11, raped by her stepfather returns to school after giving birth to a baby

An Australian police officer has described the case of girl, 11, who gave birth to a baby after being raped by her stepfather as the most disturbing she had ever worked on.

An 11-year-old girl who was raped by her stepfather has returned to primary school after giving birth to a baby boy.

Last year, an ultrasound revealed the Papua New Guinean schoolgirl had passed the 20-week mark of the pregnancy, meaning she was ineligible for a termination under PNG law.

Becky (not her real name) went on to give birth to a healthy baby boy and returned to school after he was adopted by another family.

The 11-year-old’s stepfather has since died in prison, meaning the young girl will not have to go through the gruelling process of giving evidence at a trial.

The organisation, which receives funding from the Australian aid program and private sector, works with police to help family and sexual violence survivors access services such as safe houses and legal assistance.

Sergeant Arnold said Femili PNG was the glue between the police force, courts, health system and women’s shelters.

‘Although we couldn’t take back the crime, as a group everyone made it work,’ she said.

Becky went on to give birth to a healthy baby boy who was later adopted. She’s since returned to primary school.

‘To see her in her school uniform on the first day back at school, to me that was so special,’ Sgt Arnold said.

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