Man arrested for Waterview rape

Police have arrested a man for the alleged rape of a 13-year-old Auckland girl.

The 34-year-old drain layer will appear in Auckland District Court tomorrow charged with sexual violation by rape, two charges of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection, abduction for sexual connection, and aggravated wounding by stupefying.

The charges follow an alleged incident in the west Auckland suburb of Waterview yesterday afternoon in which the girl was attacked while walking from the Pt Chevalier shops towards Waterview.

The 13 year old victim told police that she was accosted and followed by a male, and forced into some bushes where she was sexually violated.

The girl - who is believed to live in the area - had allegedly been followed from the Pt Chevalier shops, along various walkways that run through the area.

The girl went home and told her mother after being released by her alleged attacker.

The girl had a medical assessment yesterday and was to be interviewed by a specialist child interviewer tomorrow or on Wednesday.