A man in his 20s from Nakolo has been sentenced to six-years imprisonment after being convicted of sodomy and abducting a child under the age of 12, for an offence committed in Tongatapu last year.

Teseleti Nau pleaded guilty to four counts that included sodomy, two for serious indecent assault on a child under the age of 12 and the abduction of a girl under the age of 14 when appearing on May 4, at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa.

He was sentenced to the six-years with the final 15-months was suspended under strict conditions. 

This means that he is currently serving four-years and nine-months imprisonment at Hu'atolitoli Prison.

His sentence was backdated to when he was remanded in custody.