Man gets 20-year RI for sexual assault of 14-year-old girl

HYDERABAD: A court here on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in September last.
First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge found the man, working as a waiter, guilty under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and IPC and sentenced him to undergo 20 years RI.
The court imposed also a fine of Rs 10,000.
According to prosecution, the waiter, who was a neighbour of the girl, sexually assaulted her at her house.
The girl's mother filed a complaint with police after she narrated the incident to her.
A case was registered and the waiter arrested. The trial was on in the court and he was found guilty.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)