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A 67-year-old pensioner in Muar has been sentenced to 33 years imprisonment and 14 strokes of the cane after admitting to raping and sexually assaulting his two granddaughters across multiple offences.
A Singapore court has sentenced a 20-year-old man to at least one year of reformative training after he admitted to raping two girls aged 13 and 14, and possessing intimate photos of his teenage cousin. The offender met his victims on an online chat platform.
Manila police have arrested a grandfather and father accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl over a two-year period. The child came forward with reports spanning multiple incidents, prompting the arrests.
A 32-year-old Singaporean man has been sentenced to five years and 11 months in prison plus three strokes of the cane for sexually exploiting an underage girl living in Georgia through video calls and social media.
A freelance dancer has appeared in a Malaysian court to answer charges related to the sexual abuse of a teenage boy in Beijing. The case centres on allegations of physical sexual abuse last year.