Klang Sessions Court Sentences Man To 1,050 Years In Jail For Raping His Stepdaughter
The accused committed the sexual crime 105 times over a period of two years.
By Yap Wan Xiang — 29 Jan 2021, 04:30 PM
Klang Sessions Court has sentenced a man to 1,050 years in jail and 24 strokes of the cane for repeatedly raping his stepdaughter since she was 12 years old
The accused committed the crime 105 times at a house in Sungai Way, Petaling Jaya, Selangor between 5 Jan 2018 until 24 Feb 2020, reported Bernama.
He was charged under Section 376B of the Penal Code for committing incest by raping, which carries a penalty between 10 and 30 years' imprisonment and whipping.
Judge Datin M Kunasundary meted out the sentence on Wednesday, 27 January, after the accused pleaded guilty to raping his now 14-year-old stepdaughter over a period of two years.
He was unrepresented and did not beg for leniency.
The prosecutor team had earlier asked the court to impose a heavy custodial sentence and the maximum strokes of the cane on the accused as the case is of public interest
"As a stepfather of the victim, he should have been responsible for protecting the victim, but instead, he destroyed her self-worth. His action will cause life-long trauma to the victim," said deputy public prosecutor Nurul Qistini Qamarul Abrar.
"Incest cases are appalling and condemnable offences and viewed seriously by every level of society, regardless of religion."
"The action of the accused is akin to haruan makan anak (a snakehead fish eating its own fry) and viewed seriously by the general public, which is not just against the law but against religious teachings as well."
Nurul Qistini urged the court to let the sentence run consecutively. If the sentence was run concurrently, the accused would be imprisoned up to a maximum of 30 years only.
After hearing the argument presented by the prosecutor team, Kunasundary set the lowest custodial sentence for each offence, but the jail term will run consecutively
Kunasundary ordered the accused to serve 10 years in jail for each of his 105 offences.
Thus, the man will be imprisoned for 1,050 years in total. The proceedings took almost five hours to read out each charge individually.
"I hope you will repent while in prison. You should not have committed a violent act and although the punishment is minimum, the court feels this is sufficient by taking into account the number of charges against you," said the judge.
According to the court document, the accused married the victim's mother in November 2016 after the latter divorced the victim's biological father in 2015
Every time the accused committed the heinous crime, the victim and the accused were alone in the house.
He threatened the child not to tell anyone or else he would hit her.
The victim only revealed she was violated by her stepfather after her mother brought her to their aunt's house.
These Malaysian organisations aim to help survivors of rape and sexual assault:
1. WOMEN'S AID ORGANISATION (WAO)
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2. ALL WOMEN'S ACTION SOCIETY (AWAM)
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Contact: +603-78770224
WhatsApp: +6016-2284221 | +6016-2374221
Email: [email protected]
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3. WOMEN'S CENTRE FOR CHANGE PENANG (WCC PENANG)
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Contact: +604-2280342 | +604-3988340
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4. SARAWAK WOMEN FOR WOMEN SOCIETY (SWWS)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am to 5.30pm)
Contact: +6082-422660
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5. SABAH WOMEN'S ACTION-RESOURCE GROUP (SAWO)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am to 2pm)
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6. PROTECT AND SAVE THE CHILDREN (PS THE CHILDREN)
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7. INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION (IWF)
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