A 37-year-old father of Lautoka has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment after he indecently assaulted and raped his two daughters.
The man was sentenced by the Lautoka High Court and the offence took place between the 1st of January 2006 to the 22nd of February this year.
He pleaded guilty to one count of indecent assault and six counts of rape.
The first victim is his elder daughter and the second victim is his younger daughter.
The man started raping his elder daughter when she was in Class One.
While sentencing the man, Lautoka High Court Judge Justice Thushara Rajasinghe pointed out that this is a case of an incestuous father, using his two daughters for surrogate sexual gratification.
Justice Rajasinghe said parents are the only trusted and dependable persons that a child has in her growing tender years.
In this case, Judge Rajasinghe said the two victims are his own biological daughters and he has abused the trust and confidence they have for him as their father.
He highlighted that the man deceitfully plotted this crime on his daughters by using his position in the family.
Justice Rajasinghe said the 37-year-old man threatened his wife not to report the shameful act to the police, making her helpless against this act.
The judge said they had no escape but to surrender to his monstrous and devilish act.
The man will be eligible for parole after completing his 15 years prison sentence.
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