Judge Surita Budin meted out the sentence against the 38-year-old man, with the jail time commencing from the date of his arrest on Dec 29.

The man was charged with committing incest at a house and a stall in Jempol between Jan 1, 2021 and Dec 10, 2022.

The charges were framed under Section 376B(1) of the Penal Code which provides for imprisonment of not less than 10 years and not more than 30 years, and whipping.

He was also accused of having unnatural sex at the same stall at 8pm on April 11, 2021. The charges for this offence were framed under Section 377CA of the Penal Code which provides for imprisonment of not less than five years and not more than 30 years, and whipping.

Deputy public prosecutor Goh Hsiao Tung prosecuted while the accused was unrepresented.

The victim, who is a Form 1 student, was raped six times by her stepfather between Jan 1, 2021 and Dec 10, 2022.

The victim’s mother, 48, married the accused in 2014.

The victim only related the incidents to her sister on Dec 25, 2022, as she was afraid of the accused. She lodged a report four days later.