Sex predator, 63, 'a danger to minor females', gets 20 years' preventive detention

After he was released from prison for sexual offences against his niece and granddaughter, a man with a long criminal history provided religious classes at his home while working as a delivery food rider.

- Selina Lum

Between January and April 2022, Kamsari Jumari sexually exploited a 15-year-old, whose mother had hired him to provide religious teachings to the girl because she often ran away from home.

On Dec 3, Kamsari, who is now 63 years old, was sentenced by the High Court to the maximum term of 20 years' preventive detention.

With the sentence backdated to his date of remand on April 21, 2022, he will be 80 years old on release, provided he serves the full duration.

Under preventive detention, recalcitrant offenders are incarcerated for long periods for the protection of the public.

An inmate serving preventive detention is not automatically entitled to the usual one-third remission. Instead, he can be eligible to be released on licence after serving two-thirds or five-sixths of his sentence. Release on licence means the inmate must comply with the conditions of his release, and failure to do so will result in re-imprisonment.

Kamsari had pleaded guilty in September to four counts of exploitative sexual penetration of a minor.

Another charges for various sexual offences were taken into consideration during sentencing.