Kota Kinabalu: The Court of Appeal on Tuesday restored the imprisonment sentence of five years and one stroke of the cane on a 42-year-old e-hailing driver for committing sexual abuse against a 15-year-old boy, three years ago.
A three-member bench appellate court led by Justice Datuk Ravinthran N. Paramaguru allowed the appeal by Marto Basinau after hearing his appeal and argument by the prosecution as the respondent.Marto was appealing against the sentence of 10 years’ jail and two lashes of the cane imposed by the High Court here on March 18, 2021 following an appeal by the prosecution against the Sessions Court’s decision to impose a five-year imprisonment and one stroke of the cane on him a year before.
The offence, under Section 14 of the Sexual Offences against Children Act 2017, provides for a jail term of up to 20 years, and whipping, on conviction.
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