KUCHING, Oct 14: A 27-year-old local man will spend the next 12 years behind bars and receive five strokes of the cane after the Sessions Court found him guilty of sexually assaulting his girlfriend while she was still a minor.
Sessions Court Judge Musli Abdul Hamid handed down the sentence after the man admitted to two charges under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
The case came to light after the girl, who had become pregnant, was informed of her condition by a medical officer. A police report was subsequently lodged, leading to the man’s arrest on Oct 30, 2025.
The court heard that the pair began dating in December 2024. Shortly afterwards, he had taken her out for a ride around the village before leading her into a storeroom, where the first offence took place. The girl was 16 years and five months old at the time.
