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Man refuses to pay bail for 16-year-old son who pleaded guilty to rape
According to the police report lodged by the boy's father, the boy committed the offence while his mother was at work. (Pexels pic)
PETALING JAYA : A man has refused to pay the RM1,500 bail imposed by the Batu Pahat magistrates' court on his 16-year-old son who pleaded guilty to raping a female acquaintance earlier this month.
The 40-year-old man said this was to teach his son a lesson, after the boy's plea before magistrate Arun Noval Dass.
Berita Harian reported that the man, who accompanied his son to court for the charge under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code, left his son there without paying the bail.
The boy was accused of raping his 15-year-old acquaintance at a house in Batu Pahat between 4pm and 5.30pm on June 2.
The section provides for up to 20 years' imprisonment and a whipping, upon conviction.
According to the police report lodged by the boy's father, the boy committed the offence while his mother was at work.
On the day of the incident, his 41-year-old mother came home early to find the girl's slippers outside the house.
She knocked on his door several times before it was opened, and found the girl in his bedroom.
A police investigation found both the accused and the victim admitting to having had sex 16 to 18 times.
The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutor Firdaus Ruslan while the accused was represented by lawyer Tan Song Yang from the National Legal Aid Foundation.
