Sri Lanka, March 25 -- The Colombo High Court has sentenced a 59-year-old individual to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a nine-year-old underage girl.

High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe delivered the verdict following the conclusion of the trial.

In addition to this, the judge imposed a fine of Rs. 75,000 on the accused and ordered that if the fine is not paid, the accused will be sentenced to an additional one-year term of lenient imprisonment.

Furthermore, the accused was ordered to pay Rs. 300,000 in compensation to the victim. The judge also stated that if the compensation is not paid, the accused will face an additional one-year lenient prison term.

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