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SIBU, Jan 24: A man who was found guilty of sexual assault on an underage girl was sentenced to 24 years in prison and eight strokes of the rotan by the Sessions Court here today.

The 38-year-old accused who was unrepresented was charged with committing sexual assault on the victim without having sex in a house in Lorong Ulu Oya 31 at about 12.30pm in March 2020.

He was also charged with the same offence against the same victim in June 2020, about 1pm at the same place.

Judge Stella Augustine Druce found the accused guilty and sentenced him to 12 years in prison and four lashes for each charge under Sections 26 and 27 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. The sentences will run consecutively.

She also ordered the accused to undergo rehabilitation counselling while serving the prison sentence in accordance with Section 26 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. — DayakDaily