KLANG: A 14-year-old disabled girl was sexually assaulted by a man and his wife in November and December of last year, resulting in the couple being sentenced to five years in jail each by the Sessions Court on Monday (Jan 15).
Judge Noridah Adam imposed the prison sentence on the couple after they pleaded guilty on Dec 8 to three counts of sexual assault by touching the body of the teenager. They were also given a two-year imprisonment for making the victim watch them engage in sexual activity. Additionally, the man was sentenced to another year in jail for possessing pornographic videos on his mobile phone.
The court ordered the jail sentences to run concurrently from the date of their arrest on Dec 1, 2015. The offences all took place at a house in Kuala Langat, on Nov 12 and Dec 1 of last year.
Both the man and his wife were charged under Section 14(a) and 15(d) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 for the sexual assault, while the man was also charged under Section 292 (a) of the Penal Code for the possession of pornographic videos on his mobile phone.
According to the facts of the case, the couple had sent a text message to the victim, asking her to come to the house to help with the clothes-folding work. Upon arriving, she was directed to fold the clothes in the bedroom where the offences were carried out. – Bernama