An 18-year-old youth who went to a neighbour’s home for religious classes in November 2021 sexually penetrated the woman’s nine-year-old granddaughter after a lesson.
The offender, now 20, continued committing sexual crimes against the same girl on three other occasions after this incident.Young offenders sent to the training are detained in a centre to observe a strict regimen that can include foot drills and counselling.
After the class ended, he sat beside the girl on a sofa and the pair began watching videos on his mobile phone. He targeted the girl a second time when he attended another religious class at the same woman’s home some time between November 2021 and early 2023. He committed sexual offences against the victim for the fourth and final time at the same unit on Jan 23, 2023.