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KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court sentenced a man to 1,050 years in prison on Wednesday (January 27) for raping his stepdaughter 105 times over a two-year period.
The man, who was not named, will also receive 24 strokes of the baton.
Judge M. Kunasundary ordered the man to serve 10 years in prison and two strokes of the baton for each rape count, and the sentence will run consecutively from the date of his arrest, which was January 20.
Wednesday’s court process took nearly five hours after each count was read separately.
Kunasundary said the offense was not only serious, it was abominable and had ruined the 12-year-old’s future.
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“I hope you regret it while you are in prison. You should not have committed a violent act and although the punishment is minimal, the court considers it sufficient considering the number of charges against you, “he said.
The unemployed man was accused of committing incest by raping his stepdaughter in a house on Sungai Way in Selangor state from January 5, 2018 to February 24, 2020.
Deputy Prosecutor Nurul Qistini Qamarul Abrar previously urged the court to impose a heavy prison sentence and maximum baton strokes on the defendants, taking into account the public interest in the case.
“The victim, in this case, was 12 years old when she was first raped by the defendant, who then continued to rape her 105 times over a two-year period.
“As the victim’s stepfather, he should have been responsible for protecting the victim, but instead destroyed his self-esteem. Their action will cause lifelong trauma to the victim. Incest cases are heinous and reprehensible crimes and are viewed seriously by all levels of society, regardless of religion, “he added.
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The man, who was not represented, did not appeal the sentence.
The biological parents of the victims divorced in 2015 and their mother married the defendant in November 2016.
During the incidents, only the victim and the accused were in the house and the girl had not told anyone about the rapes as the accused had threatened and beaten her.
The girl only revealed the incidents after her mother took her and her younger sister to her aunt’s home.
