IPOH, October 9 — A construction labourer was charged in the Sessions Court here with two counts of sexually assaulting and raping his 16-year-old stepdaughter in Malim Nawar.
The 43-year-old pleaded not guilty to both charges after they were read before Judge Jean Sharmila Jesudason.
For the first charge, he was accused of molesting his stepdaughter in a bedroom at a house in Tualang Sekah, Malim Nawar, in the Kampar district at around 7am on September 10.
The charge was framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792), which carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and whipping upon conviction.
For the second charge, he was accused of raping his stepdaughter, who was 15 at the time, at the same location at around 8am on an unspecified date in June 2025.
