A 23-year-old auditor from Rakiraki has been charged with one count of Abduction of Person under 18 years of age.

The man is alleged to have abducted a 17-year-old girl also from Rakiraki in October 2019 and took her to a hotel.

The girl’s mother reported the matter after discovering she was pregnant.

He will appear in the Rakiraki Magistrates Court today.