Man who raped step-granddaughter gets 20 years’ jail; abuse spanned nearly a decade

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Man who raped step-granddaughter gets 20 years’ jail; abuse spanned nearly a decade
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The man often prefaced his acts by asking the girl if she loved him.

SINGAPORE – A man who sexually abused his step-granddaughter for close to 10 years, starting from when she was three years old, often prefaced his acts by asking her if she loved him.On July 22, the man, who is now 51 years old, was sentenced to 20 years’ jail. He cannot be caned as he is above the age of 50.

Nine other charges were taken into consideration. They include five charges for serious sexual assaults committed on the girl, as well as one charge of molesting a second victim – the man’s step-niece, who was then between four and six years old. The girl’s biological parents were largely absent from her life, and she had sporadic contact with them, but no further details were revealed in court.

One morning in October 2021, when the victim was about to change into her school uniform, he pulled her to the sofa in the living room, and asked her if she loved him.The girl suffered in silence and did not tell anyone about the abuse out of fear of breaking up the family.The victim then broke down in tears and revealed to the teacher that she had been abused.

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