The accused, a farmer of Burnt Ground, Hanover, was arrested after the child revealed details of the allegation during a dispute between the accused and her mother.

Reports are at an unspecified time in 2019, the child and her mother visited the accused's house.

The child outed the accused during a domestic dispute between him and her mother.

In recent times, Hanover has fallen on the radar for several sexual assault cases involving children.

Last December, a pastor was arrested and charged on seven counts of rape involving children from a community where he had established a church.