MELAKA: A technician pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh sessions court here to 12 counts of committing physical sexual assault and raping his two stepdaughters.
The 44-year-old man was charged with committing the offences on the two girls, aged 11 and 16, between March 2023 and Jan 1 this year at a house in Taman Merlimau Emas, Section 2, Merlimau, Jasin.
Six of the charges were framed under Section 14 (a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, read together with Section 16 of the same law, which provides for imprisonment of up to 20 years and whipping, upon conviction.
Three of the charges were framed under Section 377CA of the Penal Code which provides for imprisonment of eight to 20 years, as well as whipping, upon conviction.
The remaining three charges were framed under Section 376 (3) of the Penal Code for rape, which carries an eight to 20-year prison sentence and whipping of not less than 10 lashes, upon conviction.
Judge Dharmafikri Abu Adam allowed the defendant bail of RM40,000 with one surety, and also ordered him to surrender his passport to the court and report to Melaka police headquarters every month.
Deputy public prosecutor Rashidah Baharom appeared for the prosecution in the case, while lawyer Umar Zulkarnain represented the accused.
In the same court, a 28-year-old security guard was charged with six counts of committing physical sexual assault and raping his two stepdaughters, aged 14 and 16, at Rumah Pangsa Lereh, Tanjung Kling, Melaka Tengah, between June 2023 and Jan 2.
Three of the charges were framed under Section 14 (a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 and read together with Section 16 of the same law for physical sexual assault, while the other three charges were for rape, framed under Section 376 (3) of the Penal Code.
Deputy public prosecutor Rashidah proposed bail of RM30,000 for four of the charges, but lawyer Nur Aifaa Mohd Zain, representing the accused, informed the court that her client could not afford bail.
Judge Darmafikri then ordered the accused to be taken to prison and set Feb 27 for mention. - FMT
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