KOTA KINABALU: The Sessions Court on Monday sentenced a convicted child rapist to three days' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to bribing the girl's father to withdraw a rape report against him.
Judge Ishak Bakri also fined Riduan Masmud RM10,000, in default two months imprisonment, after the 41-year-old man pleaded guilty to the charge on June 4.
Riduan admitted to bribing the victim's father a total of RM10,000 on three occasions at Jalan Tuaran Bypass near here on April 18 last year.
On Feb 3, he was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment and two strokes of the cane by Sessions Court judge Ummu Khaltom Abd Samad, after he was found guilty of raping the girl inside a car parked by the roadside near the Kionsom Waterfall in Inanam near here between 9am and 10am on Feb 18 last year.
According to the prosecution, Riduan offered money to the victim's father so he could to marry the girl - then aged 12 - and as an inducement for the victim to withdraw a rape report against him.
Riduan was represented by counsel Ram Singh while the prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutor Kevin Morais.
On May 20 last year, Riduan told the Court that he had married the girl.
He is currently awaiting his appeal on the rape conviction to be heard. - Bernama
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