Man who sexually abused 11 girls including daughter, grandaughters, nieces, jailed 21 years
He was twice imprisoned, in August 1999 and March 2020, for sexual offences against other victims.
A 71-year-old man, who sexually abused 11 girls over a period of three decades, was sentenced to 21 years in jail on September 17. The victims included his daughter, his son's two daughters, and his four nieces. The abuse occurred between 1990 and 2023, with some of the victims as young as five or six years old when he began abusing them.
The man, who has a rare blood cancer called myelofibrosis, had previously been imprisoned twice for similar offenses. However, the judge who sentenced him, Mavis Chionh, rejected a proposed 32 to 36 year jail term, deeming it disproportionate to the accused's overall criminal history. The judge also took into consideration the man's terminal illness, which reduced his life expectancy, and thus, a shorter sentence would not equate to a life sentence.
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