Police in Khmelnytskyi region detained a 45-year-old man suspected of raping a 15-year-old girl in one of the area’s villages. According to the case, the suspect had a house in the Khmelnytskyi district area and visited it from time to time. He also knew the girl was a minor. Police said the man invited the victim to his home, where he allegedly raped her. The victim later told her mother, who contacted the police. Officers detained the suspect under Article 208 of Ukraine’s Criminal Procedure Code. Investigators, with procedural guidance from the prosecutor’s office, announced a suspicion under Part 3 of Article 152 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code, which covers rape. The charge carries a potential prison term of 7 to 12 years. A court placed the suspect in custody during the investigation, with no bail allowed. The case is now at the investigation stage with the accused held in custody as prosecutors pursue the allegations.