KUCHING, Nov 13: A coffee shop assistant was sentenced today to 15 years in prison and four strokes of the cane for molesting a 12-year-old girl, who is the cousin of his wife, in 2022.
Sessions Court judge Shafiza Datu Abdul Razak Tready handed down the sentence after a full trial.
The 24-year-old man was charged under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act (SOACA) 2017.
The judge ruled that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt after weighing all the evidence presented during the trial. The prison term takes effect from today.
