Father gets 57 years in jail, 10 strokes of rotan for raping 13yo daughter

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By Dorcas Ting

KUCHING, Jan 7: A 57-year-old man has been sentenced to 57 years in prison and 10 strokes of the rotan for repeatedly raping his 13-year-old daughter.

The man, who is a lawnmower, was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault by Sessions Court Judge Iris Awen Jon.

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He committed the act in their home in Sematan between 8am and 8pm on December 28, 2021, while the mother was away in Kuching.

The accused was convicted of two counts of incest under Section 376B(1) of the Penal Code and one count of sexual assault of a child under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.

For the first and second counts, the accused was sentenced to 20 and 22 years’ imprisonment, respectively, with three and four strokes of the rotan for each count. For the third count, he was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and three strokes of the rotan.

All sentences are to run consecutively.

The case came to light when a welfare officer rescued the girl. An investigation revealed that the father had taken advantage of his daughter’s vulnerability while her mother was away.

The prosecution, led by Deputy Public Prosecutors Ruvinasini Pandian and Nuralisa Natasha Nazrulzam, presented compelling evidence against the accused, including testimonies from 13 witnesses. — DayakDaily

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