MUHAMMAD YUSOF BIN MOHAMAD ABDUL RAHMAN

MUHAMMAD YUSOF BIN MOHAMAD ABDUL RAHMAN

Because the offence involved a child victim who was the accused's stepdaughter (a breach of trust), the accused was a repeat sexual offender, and public interest demanded deterrence and denunciation, the court imposed an immediate custodial sentence of eight years, an additional two years to run consecutively under s16, two strokes, compulsory counselling under s26 and one year police supervision under s27; the sentence was ordered to commence from the date of conviction and not backdated.

Citation
AC-62JSK-27-10/2025 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Parties
Prosecution: Public Prosecutor (PP); Accused: Muhammad Yusof bin Mohamad Abdul Rahman
Court
Sessions Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
15 January 2026
Case Number
AC-62JSK-27-10/2025 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sexual Offences Against Children / Sentencing
Outcome
Convicted following guilty plea and sentenced.
Legal Topics
Sexual Assault of Minor, Breach of Trust, Repeat Sexual Offender, Plea of Guilt Mitigation, Corporal Punishment (sebat), Counselling and Supervision Orders
Source Language
Malay/English
Child Sexual Offences Sexual Assault Criminal Law Sentencing Sexual Assault of Minor Breach of Trust Repeat Sexual Offender Plea of Guilt Mitigation +2 more

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Parties

Public Prosecutor (PP)

Prosecution

Muhammad Yusof bin Mohamad Abdul Rahman

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal Sexual Offences Against Children / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether sentence appropriate for offence under s14(b) of the Child Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017
  2. 2 Aggravating factors: relationship of trust as stepfather and prior sexual offending
  3. 3 Extent to which guilty plea mitigates sentence

Ratio Decidendi

Because the offence involved a child victim who was the accused's stepdaughter (a breach of trust), the accused was a repeat sexual offender, and public interest demanded deterrence and denunciation, the court imposed an immediate custodial sentence of eight years, an additional two years to run consecutively under s16, two strokes, compulsory counselling under s26 and one year police supervision under s27; the sentence was ordered to commence from the date of conviction and not backdated.

Court Disposition

Convicted following guilty plea and sentenced.

Orders

  • Imprisonment for eight (8) years to commence from date of conviction
  • Additional imprisonment for two (2) years under section 16 to run consecutively