The 54-year-old man from Manir, here, pleaded guilty to committing the offence at the girl’s house about 10pm on June 14.
In sentencing the man, who has three grandchildren, judge Che Mohd Zulkifli Yusof told him: "At your age you are supposed to uphold good values but instead you have committed a beastly act against an innocent child young enough to be your own grandaughter."
Earlier during mitigation, the man, who was unrepresented, pleaded with the court to spare him a heavy sentence.
To a question by Zulkifli, the man said he became close to the girl two years ago but insisted that except for that one time, he had never sexually abused her.
He said he raped the girl while her parents were out.
He also told Zulkifli that he suffered from a series of illnesses, but this did not stop the judge from giving him a tongue lashing.
Zulkifli told the accused that he had betrayed the trust of the a person whom he was supposed to protect.
According to the facts, the girl's parents had lodged a police report on June 23 after they were informed of the rape by the victim's counselling teacher.
Checks at the hospital confirmed that the victim had been raped and the accused was picked up by police the following day.
Source: The New Straits Times
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