SIBU: A 21-year old man has been sentenced to 20 years' jail and two strokes of the cane for raping a minor.
Prem Anthony pleaded guilty to two charges before Magistrate Musyiri Peet on Tuesday (April 8).
On the first charge, the accused was found to have raped the almost 16-year-old daughter of a person known to him at 12.10am on Feb 13.
The offence took place in a house on Jalan Kapor here.
On the second charge, he was accused of committing a similar offence at the same place at 2.45pm on Feb 17.
Both offences were framed under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code, which carries a jail sentence of up to 20 years and caning upon conviction.
Magistrate Musyiri sentenced the accused to 10 years' jail and one stroke of the cane for each charge, with the jail terms to run concurrently.
According to the facts of the case, at about 1.30pm on March 31, the wife of the accused informed the complainant that Prem was having a relationship with the man's daughter, then aged 15 years and 11 months.
The complainant then lodged a police report.
Police found that the accused had sexual intercourse with the girl on those two occasions.
