28-year-old gets jail, rotan for molesting 14-year-old girl
Published on: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
By: Cynthia D Baga
The offence under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 provides for a jail term of up to 20 years, and whipping, on conviction.
Kota Kinabalu: A 28-year-old man was jailed three years and ordered to get a stroke of the cane for committing physical sexual harassment against an underaged girl.
Sessions Court Judge Elsie Primus handed the sentence to Abdul Qadir Augustine who pleaded guilty.
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Abdul Qadir committed the offence against the 14-yea-old girl by hugging and kissing her cheeks at 11.20am on Feb 4 at a restaurant in Kota Belud.
The offence under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 provides for a jail term of up to 20 years, and whipping, on conviction.
The court ordered Abdul to serve the jail sentence from the date of his arrest on Feb 4 and undergo a rehabilitative counselling within the period of his detention.
During mitigation, Abdul Qadir asked for leniency.
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However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Tham Pou Jin urged the court to impose a deterrent sentence considering the rampancy of the case nowadays.
The court heard that the incident occurred while the victim was working at the kitchen of the restaurant while Abdul Qadir who was the cook, hugged her and kissed her twice without her consent.
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The victim tried to avoid Abdul Qadir but he pulled the victim’s hands and that caused fear to her.
The victim then lodged a police report against Qadir who was arrested subsequently.
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