LABUAN:A 51-year-old man was today sentenced by the Sessions Court here to 22 years’ jail and 18 strokes of the rotan for raping his 15-year-old stepdaughter and committing incest for the past five years.
Judge Ummu Kalthom Abd Samad meted out the sentence on the man after he had pleaded guilty.
He kept his head down throughout the proceedings.
He admitted raping the girl and committing incest since she was 10-years-old until June 13 this year.
The offences were committed at their house whenever there was nobody around.
He was charged under Section 376 (3) of the Penal Code with rape, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 years' jail and 10 strokes of the rotan.
For incest, the charge was framed under Section 376 (A) of the Penal Code and the offence carries a maximum penalty of 30 years’ jail and whipping.
He was sentenced to a total of 22 years’ jail and 18 strokes of the rotan for both offences.
The court ordered the jail terms to run consecutively from the date of his arrest on July 4.
Deputy public prosecutor Siti Amirah Muhammad Aliear conducted the prosecution.
The victim lodged a police report on June 13 when she could no longer stand the abuse by her stepfather. - Bernama