Girl, 5, caught gonorrhoea after she was raped by mother’s partner

A five-year-old girl caught a sexually-transmitted disease after she was raped by her mother’s partner, a court has heard.
The child, who cannot be identified, contracted gonorrhoea after being sexually abused by the man,
Mr Justice MacDonald has concluded.
Details of the case emerged in a ruling published by the judge following a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court.
Mr Justice MacDonald was analysing a separate case involving the man’s three-year-old daughter.
The three-year-old was the child of another woman, who the man had separated with and with who he was embroiled in family court litigation relating to where their child should live.

What is Gonorrhoea?

• Gonorrhoea is a STI caused by bacteria called Neisseria gonorrhoeae or gonococcus.
• The bacteria are mainly found in discharge from the penis and in vaginal fluid.
• It is most easily passed between people through: unprotected vaginal, oral or anal sex,
• The bacteria can infect the cervix, the urethra, the rectum, and the throat or eyes.
• Symptoms include a thick green or yellow discharge from the vagina or penis and pain when urinating.

During that hearing, the man was accused of sexually abusing a different child, the five-year-old girl, while in a relationship with her mother.
After looking in to those allegations, which the man denied, Mr Justice MacDonald said he had a ‘broad canvas of evidence’ and concluded otherwise.
He said: ‘I am satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the (man) sexually abused (the five-year-old girl) … by penetrative sexual abuse on at least one occasion.
‘As a result … she was infected with gonorrhoea.’

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