Incest: Father to be charged tomorrow

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Published: Monday November 25, 2013 MYT 7:31:00 PM
Updated: Monday November 25, 2013 MYT 7:40:20 PM

Incest: Father to be charged tomorrow

BY FARIK ZOLKEPLI

The 46-year-old man being led away by police officers in Kajang.

PETALING JAYA: The 46-year-old man, who allegedly had sex with his 21-year-old daughter over the past three years, is expected to be charged in court on Tuesday.

The man, who was remand expires on Monday, will be charged under Section 376A of the Penal Code, which carries a jail sentence of between six and 20 years, and whipping upon conviction.

Under Section 376A, a person is said to have committed incest if he has sexual intercourse with another person whose relationship to him is such that he is not permitted to marry her under the law, religion or custom.

Police sources revealed that the woman would not be detained in the incest case.

“We have wrapped our investigations and will be charging the father,” the sources said.

The Star reported that the man had been having sex with his daughter in their home in Kajang whenever his wife was not around.

An uncle who runs the hair salon where the daughter had been working since completing the SPM suspected something amiss after seeing steamy SMS messages exchanged between them.

The daughter confessed to having sex with her father since she was 18 and revealed that she was a willing partner.

Police have since recorded the statements of the mother as well as the uncle.