Man arrested for allegedly raping 14-year-old stepdaughter

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TUARAN: Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping his stepdaughter at Kampung Sungai Damit here.

Tuaran police chief DSP Mohd Hamizi Bin Halim said the arrest was made following a police report lodged by the 14-year-old victim at the Tuaran police headquarters on September 18.

The victim claimed that the suspect had raped her about five times at their home at Kampung Sungai Damit since July this year.

Five days after the police report was lodged, police detained the suspect at a restaurant in Kota Kinabalu on September 23.

The 47-year-old suspect, who is the bus driver of a tour company in Kota Belud, has been remanded for seven days beginning September 23 under Section 376(3) of the Penal Code for rape.