Malaysian man faces 599 charges, 12,000-year jail term for allegedly sodomising teenage daughter
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP, REUTERS) - A Malaysian man has been charged with more than 600 sex assaults against his daughter, and could face a jail term of over 12,000 years if found guilty, officials said Thursday (Aug 10).
The case comes as Malaysia seeks to crack down on child sex offences, including the establishment of a special court for abuse cases, and tougher sentencing for child pornography and grooming.)
Court officials took two days to read out all 626 charges against the 36-year-old divorcee, and finished Thursday afternoon.
Father may get 12,000 years for sex crimes
A Malaysian man has been charged with more than 600 sex assaults against his daughter, and could face a jail term of over 12,000 years if found guilty, officials said on Thursday.
Court officials took two days to read out all 626 charges against the 36-year-old divorcee, and finished the proceedings on Thursday afternoon.
They included 599 charges of sodomy against the 15-year-old girl, as well as counts of incest, rape and other sex crimes.
The bespectacled suspect, in a grey T-shirt and blue trousers was calm when the charges were read in court. He pleaded not guilty and the case will now proceed to trial.
“He faces a prison sentence of over 12,000 years,” Aimi Syazwani, a deputy public prosecutor, said at a newly-established special court for sex crimes against children in the administrative capital Putrajaya.
The suspect cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim.
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