𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗘 𝗢𝗙 13 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟
The Monggar district court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to a concurrent prison term of nine-years and eleven-months for molesting and raping a 13-year-old girl. The judgment was passed today. The incident took place in September when the victim had gone to the convict for tuition. The court has also ordered the convict to pay Nu 90,000 as compensation. According to the Penal Code of Bhutan, the rape of a child above the age of 12 years is a felony of the second degree with a prison term of nine to 15 years.