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Some time between January and December 2023, the man, who is jobless, entered his daughter’s bedroom and molested the teenager on two separate occasions, while his wife was at work. Court documents did not disclose what happened after the two incidents that led a child protection officer to file a police report on Jan 11, 2024. The offender was arrested on Feb 6 and has been in remand since then. On July 16, the DPP urged the court to sentence him to between eight and 10 months’ jail. She added: “The accused and the victim were... in a familial relationship where there would be much trust reposed in the accused given his authority as a parental figure to the victim.” For molestation, an offender can be jailed for up to three years, fined, caned or receive any combination of such punishments. The man cannot be caned as he is over 50 years old.
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