The former headmaster of a school in Terengganu was slapped with a lengthy jail sentence after he was convicted of committing a number of sexual crimes against his student.
The verdict was meted out against Rosli Abd Rahman by Judge Mohd Zul Zakiquddin Zulkifli at the Kuala Terengganu Sessions Court yesterday (June 24) after the defence failed to raise reasonable doubt, reported NST.
Ex-principal jailed 107 years for 13 charges
According to the charge sheet, Rosli was accused of sexually communicating with, raping and physically sexually assaulting the victim, who was 16 years old at the time.
The offences allegedly occurred in the Kuala Terengganu district and in Marang between November 2020 and November 2021.
A total of 13 charges were brought against Rosli, which was as follows:
- 5 counts under Section 376(2)(f) of the Penal Code for rape
- 4 counts under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 for physical sexual assault on a child
- 2 counts under Section 11(11)(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 for sexually communicating with a child
- 1 count under Section 14(c) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 for physical sexual assault on a child
- 1 count under Section 14(d) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 for physical sexual assault on a child
For the charges framed under Section 11(1)(a), Rosli was sentenced to a year in prison for each charge, while he was sentenced to five years in jail for each charge under Sections 14(a), 14(c) and 14(d).
As for each charge under Section 376(2)(f), he was sentenced to 15 years in jail, bringing the total imprisonment term to 107 years.
Sentences to run concurrently
The court ordered that Rosli’s sentences to run concurrently from the date of conviction, meaning he will only spend 15 years in prison.
He was also granted a stay of execution pending an appeal, with bail increased by RM40,000.
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