Wellington, July 03: A suspected 15-year-old female shoplifter in Papua New Guinea has claimed that she was forced to pay for her crime with sex.

The young girl has told police that security guards working at the Rainbow Store in Mt Hagen, Western Highlands Province, suspected her of stealing.

She said that the guards detained her in their office before one forced her to have sex with him, reports the NZPA.

According to PNG’s Post-Courier newspaper, the girl reluctantly had sex, as she was scared.

After the girl was released she reported the matter to police who are now expected to make an arrest.

Now, police in PNG’s Highlands` region are investigating claims that the security guard forced her to pay her crime with sex.

ANI