SINGAPORE — A man sexually abused his biological daughter from when she was about 11, starting with molest before it escalated to sexual assault and rape a few years later.
Man gets 16 years’ jail and 18 strokes of the cane for raping, sexually abusing biological daughter since she was 11
The girl endured the ordeal because she was afraid nobody would believe her if she spoke up, among other reasons. The offences came to light only after she confided in a family friend who then told the girl's mother. The names of all parties cannot be published under a court order to protect the identity of the victim.
With two daughters away, his wife out at work and the rest of the children sleeping, the man called the victim out to the living room. The victim also confided in a family friend about her “butt pain” and that the father had done something to her, though the friend did not ask her more about it. Court documents showed that the father had molested the daughter when she was about 11 or 12 years old, constituting one of the charges taken into considerationThe prosecution sought a jail sentence of 14 to 16 years and 18 strokes of the cane.
Pro-bono lawyers Pramnath Vvijayakumar and Tan Su pleaded for a jail term of not more than 14 years with 16 strokes of the cane for the father.
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