AP officer held for defiling girl, 15

Taita-Taveta, Kenya: A long serving Administration Police officer has been arrested for allegedly defiling a mentally retarded girl in Taita-Taveta County as the county records a high number sexual defilement cases of mentally retarded or sick girls.

The corporal attached at the Kishushe Chief's camp is said to have sexually abused the minor at the local Chief's home.

Members of the public arrested the suspect on Saturday. Area Chief Joseph Meso said the AP officer was found  defiling the minor by his wife who alerted members of the public.