COLOMBO –The Gampaha High Court has sentenced a father to 54 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing his daughter, who was under 16 years of age.
The verdict was delivered on Thursday (29), with the High Court judge finding the accused guilty on all three charges brought against him.
The court imposed 18 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of R. 50,000 on each charge, amounting to a total of 54 years in prison and fines totalling Rs. 150,000, and ordered the sentences be served consecutively.
In default of payment of the fines, the convicted man will face an additional one year of imprisonment for each charge, amounting to three years. The court also ordered him to pay Rs 200,000 in compensation to the victim.
Failure to pay the compensation will result in a further two years of imprisonment.
The case was investigated by the Bureau for the Prevention and Investigation of Child and Women Abuse following allegations that the father had sexually abused his minor daughter. He was subsequently arrested and indicted before the Gampaha High Court.
–ENCL
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