The man was arrested on October 15 after he was beaten up by community members.
The incident occurred in Lindelani, in Kingsway, on Sunday.
A case of rape was opened at the Benoni SAPS.
Benoni SAPS spokesperson Capt Nomsa Sekele said the girl was sent by her older sister to a tuck shop.
“After a while, the sister realised that the child was taking longer than expected,” said Sekele.
“The sister went looking for the child, but couldn’t find her around the tuck shop.”
Sekele added that the child returned a few hours later.
“When her sister asked her where she had been, the girl said she came across a man who said that he would take her to another tuck shop which sells achar,” said Sekele.
The man is believed to have taken the child to his shack, where he allegedly raped her.
Also read: Girl (9) raped in Kingsway
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