The young girl was with her friends at a carnival when the man spotted her. Rosli Abdul Hamid, 68, then walked up behind her and molested the girl. On Wednesday last week, Rosli, who has a string of molestation convictions dating back to 1973, was jailed for six...
The girl was shocked but Rosli was nonchalant and continued to linger around the group.
The girl soon left with her friends but later reported the incident to officers from the Public Transport Security Command in the area.Deputy Public Prosecutor Vincent Ong told the court Rosli had a string of convictions for molestation dating back to 1973, with his most recent conviction for the offence in 1999.
He said while there was no violence involved in this case, there was some premeditation in the offence which was committed in a brazen manner in a public place. Rosli, who was unrepresented, told the court he was remorseful and ashamed to face his wife and children. For outraging the modesty of the underage girl, he could have been jailed for up to five years, or fined, or both.
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