The Court of Appeal recently dismissed an application for reduced sentence from a man convicted of raping his cousin’s daughter.
On December 6, 2021, in the High Court, the appellant pleaded guilty to four sexual offences against his cousin’s daughter, including one count of rape, one count of causing a person under the age of 16 years to watch a pornographic video, and two additional counts of rape. He was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane.
The appellate court observed that the sentencing highlighting four aggravating factors: the tender age of the victim, the gross breach of trust by the appellant, the repetition of the offences, and the fact that the appellant was a police officer when he committed the offences.
-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin