KOTA KINABALU: A man pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexual assault against two of his underage daughters in December last year.
For the first two charges, the 31-year-old was accused of sexually assaulting his then 13-year-old daughter in a house, at around 4pm on Dec 26, before Sessions Court Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan.
He was also charged with committing the same offence against his 12-year-old daughter at the same place and time, before Sessions Court Judge Hurman Hussain.
All four charges are made under Section 14 (b) and 14 (a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 for physical sexual assault, which can be punished under Section 16 (1) of the same Act, where the offender holds a position of trust.
Each charge carries a jail sentence of up to 20 years with whipping, and extra imprisonment of up to five years and whipping of at least two strokes, upon conviction.
Both courts set June 16 for pre-trial case management and the accused is not allowed bail.
