Child rapist gets three days jail for bribing victim's father

The Sessions Court here today sentenced a convicted child rapist to three days' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to having bribed the girl's father to withdraw a rape report against him.

Judge Ishak Bakri also fined Riduan Masmud RM10,000 in default two months imprisonment after the 41-year-old man pleaded guilty on June 4.

Riduan admitted to bribing the victim’s father a total of RM10,000 on three occasions at Jalan Tuaran Bypass near here on April 18 last year.

On Feb 3, he was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment and ordered to be given two strokes of the cane by Sessions Court judge Ummu Khaltom Abd Samad after he was found guilty of raping the girl inside a car parked by the roadside near the Kionsom Waterfall in Inanam near here between 9 am and 10 am on Feb 18 last year.

According to the prosecution, Riduan offered money to the victim's father in order for him to marry the girl, who was then 12 years old, and as an inducement for the victim to withdraw a rape report against him.

Riduan was represented by counsel Ram Singh while the prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutor Kevin Morais.

On May 20 last year, Riduan told the court that he had married the girl.

He is currently awaiting his appeal on the rape conviction to be heard.