A stepfather's appeal to overturn his life sentence for sexually assaulting his stepdaughter with a blunt object has been unsuccessful. The stepfather argued that the evidence was insufficient as it relied on a single witness and was unsatisfactory. However, the court found the stepdaughter's testimony corroborated by medical evidence and rejected the stepfather's claims of inadequate legal representation and false accusations.
The stepfather had argued that the child's evidence was 'unsatisfactory' and that she was a young and impressionable single witness.A stepfather has failed to overturn his life imprisonment sentence for sexually assaulting his stepdaughter with a blunt object.The stepfather, who was 52 years old at the time of his sentencing, was convicted of three counts of sexual penetration after pleading not guilty and electing not to take any plea explanation.
He also appealed his sentence, arguing that the evidence implicating him was that of a single witness and was insufficient as it was not satisfactory in every material respect.His stepdaughter testified that the man sexually abused her when her mother was not at home. He was also the only adult present when it happened.
“On the first occasion when these offences occurred, her mother left her and her siblings with her aunt at her aunt’s house. The appellant arrived at her aunt’s house and removed her and her siblings, and they went to her mother’s house, where the appellant also resided. When her siblings fell asleep, the complainant perpetrated these sexual crimes against her.”The following day, her mother left her home and visited some of her friends. He again sexually molested her.
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