Judge Kafli Che Ali handed down the sentence on the 37-year-old man after he pleaded guilty to two counts of committing the offence.

The court sentenced him to five years in prison and one stroke of the cane for each charge, to be served concurrently from the date of arrest on Dec 8, 2022.

He was also ordered to undergo rehabilitation counselling and police supervision for a year after serving the jail sentence.

The girl was 11 years old when the offences were committed at an apartment in Kepong at 4am in mid-August 2023 and 2am on Dec 2, 2023.

The charges were framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which provides for a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and whipping, upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor Noor Shakira Aliana Alias appeared for the prosecution, while lawyer Zulkifli Awang represented the accused.