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Religious teacher gets 26 years' jail, 5 strokes of rotan for raping girl
Lahad Datu sessions court judge Suhaila Selaq ordered that the prison sentence begin from the date of arrest, August 20, 2024. (Pexels pic)
PETALING JAYA : A religious teacher was sentenced to 26 years in prison and five strokes of the rotan by the sessions court in Lahad Datu on two counts of raping a child last August.
Judge Suhaila Selaq handed down the sentence after Basry Asang, 49, pleaded guilty to the two charges, Berita Harian reported.
On the first charge, Basry was accused of raping an 11-year-old girl at a house in Lahad Datu between 1pm and 3pm on Aug 18, 2024.
On the second charge, he was accused of repeating the offence at the same location and time the following day.
Suhaila sentenced the accused to 13 years in prison and two strokes of the rotan on the first charge, and another 13 years and three strokes on the second charge.
She ordered the prison sentences to run consecutively, starting from the date of the accused's arrest on Aug 20, 2024.
Deputy public prosecutor Ng Juhn Tao had asked the court to impose a heavy sentence, citing the seriousness of the offence, which he said showed a complete disregard for human dignity.
He said the accused had violated the victim's privacy and sanctity, and brought shame and humiliation, leaving the victim deeply traumatised.
The accused was also ordered to undergo counselling throughout his sentence and to be placed under police supervision for two years after his release.
