A 50-year-old man has today jailed for 11 and a half years for sexually abusing his young stepdaughter and sister-in-law. The two victims were eight and nine years old at the time of the crime.
According to the report, the accused told the two victims that he touched them out of “love between family members”. The victim had been silent about the sexual assault and indecent assault that took place between 2014 and 2015 until it was revealed last year.The court heard that the accused and his stepdaughter lived in a unit in Bedok. The accused began sexually assaulting his 8-year-old stepdaughter in 2014 or 2015.
The accused’s carnal acts continued almost daily until he and his wife decided to divorce, and the victim and mother moved out.Another victim was the wife’s stepsister. The accused began targeting the victim, who was about nine years old, in 2014. Before the defendant divorced his wife, the 9-year-old victim would often visit the defendant’s home to play with the 8-year-old victim.