| Fadley Faisal |

THE Royal Brunei Police Force’s (RBPF) Women and Children’s Abuse Investigations Unit received a report filed by a woman alleging that she had been sexually abused by her biological father repeatedly since 2005.

The police arrested the suspect and investigations are ongoing.

The suspect faced charges under section 376 (2) (C) of the Penal Code, Chapter 22 in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

The defendant has been ordered to be remanded for one week to facilitate in further investigations.

The RBPF advised the public to come forward and file reports on any similar crimes that might have been committed onto them or any other person known to them.

In this case, it would not have been unearthed if the victim did not take the courage to file the report.

The RBPF reminded the public that laws covering sexual abuses have been amended twice in 2012 and 2017, where now it carries hefty sentences for individuals with guardianships of victims and repeat offenders.

Any similar reports can be relayed to the police hotline 993 or at the nearest police station.