Man gets 33 years’ jail for raping, sexually assaulting granddaughters

PETALING JAYA: A man was sentenced to 33 years in prison and 14 strokes of the rotan by the Muar sessions court today for raping and sexually assaulting his two granddaughters, aged 12 and nine, last year.

Berita Harian reported that judge Khairi Haron handed down the sentence after the 67‑year‑old man pleaded guilty to the five charges against him.

In the first and fourth charges, the father of three was accused of sexually assaulting his 12‑year‑old granddaughter at a house in Batu Pahat.

The charge was framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 for sexual assault, read together with Section 16, which relates to offences committed by someone in a relationship of trust with the victim.

Section 14 provides for up to 20 years’ imprisonment and whipping, while Section 16 allows for up to five years’ additional imprisonment and no fewer than two strokes of the rotan.

In the second and third charges, the accused was charged with raping the victim at the same house between January and December last year. The charges were framed under Section 376(2)(d) of the Penal Code, which provides for up to 30 years’ imprisonment or whipping for each charge.

In the fifth charge, the accused was charged with sexually assaulting his nine‑year‑old granddaughter at the same location last year.

Deputy public prosecutor Nur Ameerah Allaudeen led the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented.

The court also ordered the accused to undergo counselling sessions during his detention and to be placed under police supervision for three years after completing his sentence.