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SINGAPORE — A man who sexually abused his step-granddaughter for close to 10 years, starting from when she was three years old, often prefaced his acts by asking her if she loved him. When she was 11, he raped her while she was getting ready for school.'Cynical manipulation of a child's love': Man who raped step-granddaughter gets 20 years' jail
SINGAPORE — A man who sexually abused his step-granddaughter for close to 10 years, starting from when she was three years old, often prefaced his acts by asking her if she loved him. When she was 11, he raped her while she was getting ready for school. On July 22, the man, who is now 51 years old, was sentenced to 20 years' jail. He cannot be caned as he is above the age of 50. In sentencing him, High Court Judge Dedar Singh Gill described the man's routine of asking the victim if she loved him as «wicked». «This was a cynical manipulation of a granddaughter's love for her grandfather,» said the judge. Noting that the man had also violated the girl before he took her to school, Justice Gill added: «This is not a way any girl should start her school day.» The man had pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated rape, one charge of aggravated sexual assault by penetration, and two charges of aggravated outrage of modesty. Read more