The Additional District and Sessions Court for the trial of cases relating to atrocities and sexual violence against women and children on Wednesday sentenced a man to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment on charge of aggravated sexual assault on minor siblings. Judge K. Soman found him guilty under Section 9 (m) (aggravated sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The convict was sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment each for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl and her 11-year-old brother. As per the police case, he had sexually assaulted the children on more than one occasion and had shown the boy pornography. However, the court dismissed the charge that the victims were assaulted multiple times based on the girl’s statement.

Source: The Hindu July 14, 2021 19:41 UTC