Man gets five years' jail and caning for sexually assaulting disabled girl


SIBU: A 31-year old man was slapped with a jail term of five years and five strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court on Friday (April 29) for sexually assaulting a disabled 11-year-old girl.

The accused was charged under Section 14 (a) of Sexual Offence against Children Act 2017 which provides for a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping.

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