00:02A 25-year-old man entrusted with the care of children has been sentenced to prison for committing serious sexual
00:08offenses against two young boys under his watch.
00:11Sinar Harian reported that Retna Velu, a caretaker at a welfare home in Batu Caves, was sentenced to 11 years
00:17in prison and five strokes of the cane by the Ampang Sessions Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to six
00:22charges of sexual offenses against the victims, aged 8 and 10.
00:26The charges included unnatural intercourse and physical and non-physical sexual assault committed at the child care center between February
00:33and March this year.
00:34Judge Norshila Kamaruddin ordered the sentences to run concurrently from the date of his arrest on April 3.
00:40The accused will also be required to undergo counseling during his imprisonment and remain under police supervision for two years
00:47after his release.
00:48Before sentencing, the court heard victim impact statements from the boys' family members.
00:52The mother of the 8-year-old said her son had become withdrawn and fearful of others, his academic performance
00:59declining in the aftermath of the trauma.
01:01The aunt of the 10-year-old said the boy's emotions remained unstable and that he was frightened of strangers,
01:07especially men.
01:08The case does not end here.
01:10Retna Velu faces nine additional charges involving similar offenses against other victims.
01:15A separate sentencing date has been set for June 4.
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01:27The due diligence on Esther Norshila Kamaruddin said that her son lost three CJ appeared toacı уб for many years
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