SINGAPORE – One afternoon, a man tried to rape his daughter in his bedroom while other family members were watching TV in the living room.
The girl, who was then between six and nine years old, had told her grandmother about the assault at the time.
But the crime was reported to the police at least six years later, after the girl disclosed the abuse to a teacher and counsellor at her school.
On April 20, the man, who is now 57 years old, was sentenced to 12 years’ jail after he pleaded guilty in the High Court to a charge of sexual assault by penetration.
Two other charges – one of attempted rape and one of procuring the commission of indecent acts by a child – were taken into consideration during sentencing.
The offences took place between 2015 and 2018.
At the time, the man lived in a flat with his wife, his mother, his mother-in-law, his elder son and the victim.
The court was told that one afternoon, the man was sitting on his bed alone when the victim entered the master bedroom to give him a cup of water.
He beckoned her to come closer, hugged her and kissed her on the cheek.
