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Daily Express
2 days ago
- Daily Express
Dad who molested daughter, 13, jailed
Published on: Saturday, June 07, 2025 Published on: Sat, Jun 07, 2025 By: Cynthia D Baga Text Size: The offence under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act (SOACA) 2017 provides for a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping, on conviction. Kota Kinabalu: A 51-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in jail and ordered given two strokes of the cane for committing physical sexual harassment against his daughter, last year. Sessions Court Judge Marlina Ibrahim handed the sentence to the man who maintained his guilty plea when his case was brought up for facts and sentencing. Advertisement The man was jailed seven years plus two strokes of the cane for committing the offence against the 13-year-old girl by touching her private parts at 7pm on Dec 18, 2024 at a house in a village in Menumbok, Beaufort. The offence under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act (SOACA) 2017 provides for a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping, on conviction. The man, due his relationship with the girl, was jailed another two years as additional punishment under Section 16(1) of the SOACA which carries a jail term of up to five years and whipping of at least two strokes. In mitigation, the man asked for leniency. Advertisement However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Afiqah Alya who appeared for the prosecution while the man was unrepresented urged the court to impose a deterrent sentence on the grounds that it was rampant and a serious offence. The court heard that the incident happened while the victim was about to take shower when the father entered a toilet of their house and asked her to take off her pants but the victim to refuse to do so. However, the man pulled out her pants and touched her private parts but stopped his action when he heard sound of motorcycle belonging to the victim's brother. The frightened victim fled to her aunt's house in Kuala Penyu on the next day but at 8pm on the same day, the father had brought her home but went to police station first to inform that the victim was found. The father had ordered the victim not to reveal the real reason for running away from home and told her to say that she was going to her mother's house. He told the victim that if he revealed the incident, he would go to prison. But on May 21 this year, the father had hit the victim because she didn't want to wash clothes and the incident was witnessed by her brother. The victim then went to her foster mother and revealed everything about the incident that happened to her and the foster mother later brought the victim to the police station to lodge a report against her father. Investigation revealed that the man had committed physical sexual harassment against his daughter. * 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. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Borneo Post
2 days ago
- Borneo Post
Man jailed, whipped for sexual assault on daughter
KOTA KINABALU (June 6): A 51-year-old man was sentenced to nine years behind bars plus two strokes of the cane by a Sessions Court here for committing physical sexual assaults against his daughter. Judge Marlina Ibrahim imposed the sentence on the accused when his case came up for sentencing. He had pleaded guilty to his charge on April 3 but his sentencing was put off pending preparation for the facts of the case by the prosecution. The accused was jailed for seven years plus two strokes of the cane for touching the victim's private parts at a house in Menumbok, Beaufort on December 18, 2024. She was 13 years old at that time. The accused was convicted under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act (SOACA) 2017 which provides for a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping, upon conviction. However, due to the relationship with the victim, he received another two years' imprisonment as an additional punishment under Section 16(1) of the SOACA. The section provides for a jail term of up to five years and whipping.
New Straits Times
20-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Military man charged with raping, sexually assaulting 13-year-old
MELAKA: A military sergeant was charged at the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court today with five offences, including rape and sexual assault involving a 13-year-old girl earlier this month. The 32-year-old father of one pleaded not guilty to all charges when they were read out before Judge Haderiah Siri. Deputy public prosecutor Wardah Ishhar and lawyer SS Amritpal Singh represented the prosecution and defence, respectively. According to the first three charges, the sergeant is accused of raping a girl aged 12 years and six months and committing two counts of physical sexual assault against the same victim. The rape charge was filed under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code, which provides for up to 20 years' jail and whipping upon conviction. The sexual assault charges were framed under Sections 14(a) and 14(b) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act (SOACA) 2017, which carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in jail and whipping. For the fourth charge, he is accused of sexually grooming the child by communicating with her over the phone, an offence under Section 12 of SOACA 2017, which carries a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment and whipping. "He was also charged under Section 13 of the same Act for meeting the victim after grooming her, by picking her up from her hostel and taking her out in a car. If convicted, the charge provides for a jail term of up to 10 years and whipping. All the offences were allegedly committed inside a Perodua Viva at the car park of a supermarket in Cheng, near here, around 1pm on May 4. The prosecution proposed bail at RM90,000 for all charges combined, with additional conditions that the accused report to the police once a month and refrain from contacting the victim, her family, or prosecution witnesses. The defence appealed for a lower bail amount, arguing that the accused had served in the military for 10 years, posed no flight risk, and was the sole breadwinner of his family. The court allowed bail at RM25,000 for all charges combined, with the additional conditions as requested by the prosecution. The case has been set for mention on June 26 for document submission.
