KUCHING: Rapists will not be allowed to escape punishment, even if they seek to marry their victim under new laws passed in Parliament recently, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim (pic). "There is no escaping this," Rohani told reporters after visiting the Anjung Singgah, a social service centre for the homeless here Saturday. Rohani said the Sexual Offences against Children Bill has broadened the definition of rape, which is no longer limited to forced penile penetration. "Rapists will also not be allowed to escape punishment for their crime, even if they seek to marry their victim," she said. Rohani was commenting on a recent news report in Kuching of a man wanting to marry his 13-year-old pregnant girlfriend.

Source: The Star April 15, 2017 09:22 UTC