KOTA KINABALU: An unemployed man was sentenced to seven years’ jail after pleading guilty to molesting a minor in Sandakan district two years ago.
The 58-year-old had molested his granddaughter’s friend, who had gone to their house to watch television shows sometime in 2023.
The Sandakan Sessions Court heard that prior to the incident, the girl and her friend were watching a movie but the friend fell asleep not long afterwards.
The girl only told her father about the incident on Feb 7 this year, while they were having a conversation at around 8.30pm at home.
The father immediately brought the girl to the police station to lodge a report and the suspect was nabbed at around 10.50pm a day later.
Sessions Court Judge Zaini Fishir ordered for the offender to serve a seven-year jail sentence after he pleaded guilty on Wednesday (Feb 19).
Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhammad Azizi Hamil had urged for a deterrent sentence as the offence was serious and a child was affected in this case.
The accused was unrepresented.
