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12 years and 9 lashes for sexually harassing daughters
Published on: Saturday, June 14, 2025
Published on: Sat, Jun 14, 2025
By: Lagatah Toyos Text Size: All the offences fall under Section 14(a) and Section 14(b) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which provides for a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping. Kota Kinabalu: A 37-year-old father of five was jailed 12 years and ordered given nine strokes of the cane for committing physical sexual harassment against his two Court Judge Ahmad Faizadh Yahaya handed the sentence to the factory worker who admitted to three alternative charges offered to him on Friday.
Advertisement The man received four years plus three strokes of the cane for each count and all the sentences to be served consecutively from the date of his arrest on July 18, 2023. The court also ordered the man to undergo rehabilitation counselling within the period of the jail term as well as to be placed under police supervision for three years after completing the jail sentence. On the first and second counts, the man committed the offence against his 10-year-old daughter in two separate incidents. On the third count, he committed the offence against his eight-year-old daughter. The offences took place at their house in Felda Umas, here, in 2021 and 2022. All the offences fall under Section 14(a) and Section 14(b) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which provides for a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping. The unrepresented man asked for leniency. However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhammad Haikal Hazwan Md Yatim urged the court to impose 20 years' jail and whipping for each charge considering public interest and the relation between the man and the victims. Muhammad further submitted that both the victims were his biological daughters who were supposed to be protected instead of becoming sexual victims of their own father. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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