KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman pleaded not guilty in the Ampang Sessions Court here today to a charge of raping his girlfriend's daughter.
The 61-year-old man is accused of raping the girl, who was 12 years and four months old at the time, at a house in Taman Seraya here in the middle of last year.
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He is charged under Section 375 (g) of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum jail sentence of 20 years and caning upon conviction.
In the same court, the girl’s biological mother, a 37-year-old security guard, pleaded not guilty to a charge of abetting in the rape at the same place and date.
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The charge, under Section 109 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 376 (1) of the law, carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and caning if convicted.
No bail was allowed, and judge Norshila Kamarudin set Aug 7 for mention of the case, submission of documents, and appointment of counsel. – Bernama
