Saturday, Dec 01, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR - A 30-year-old manager was sentenced to 12 years' jail after he was found guilty of raping an underage schoolgirl two years ago.
Kennedy How was charged with raping the 15-year-old girl in a room at a condominium in Happy Garden near here about 11pm on Nov 7, 2010.
Sessions judge Emelia Kaswati Mohamad Khalid ruled that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubt in the prosecution's case.
Earlier in mitigation, counsel K. Muthiah had asked for a lighter sentence stating the accused was young, only earned RM1,300 (S$522) a month as a manager with a private car park operator and had to support his parents.
