MUAR: A house builder was sentenced to five years in jail and two strokes of the rotan today for molesting his teenage daughter while riding a motorcycle last year.
The 40-year-old man pleaded guilty after the charge was presented by the interpreter before Judge Sayani Mohd Nor.
The father of three was accused of sexually assaulting his 14-year-old daughter near Batu Pahat at at 9.30pm in May last year.
He was charged under Section 14 (a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act (AKKSTKK) 2017 which is punishable under Section 14 of the same act, with imprisonment of up to 20 years and whipping.
The prosecution was handled by deputy public prosecutor Diyana Najihah Muhamed Fauzi, while the accused was not represented.
Meanwhile, the accused in his appeal requested the lightest possible sentence as he needed to support his children and mother.
In addition to the sentence, which is effective from the date of his arrest on Jan 8, the court also ordered the accused to undergo police supervision for one year after completing the sentence.