Man convicted of raping five-year-old girl August 16, 2013 - 12:10PM A man who abducted a five-year-old girl from a community party in Springfield before raping her has been convicted by a jury. Suriya Choomwantha, 49, was found guilty of abduction and rape following a nine-day trial in Ipswich District Court. The court was told Choomwantha attacked the child in November, 2010 at a massive party with much of the local Thai community in Springfield. Late in the night the five-year-old girl was taken by Choomwantha out of the party where he hid her behind a car and raped her. Choomwantha's defence did not deny the girl was abducted and raped but maintained his client was not the person who did it. However, the court heard Choomwantha's DNA was found inside the left leg band of the girl's underwear, a VB can was found at the scene with his DNA around the rim and blood and the girl's DNA were found on his shirt. Read more at The Queensland Times