The father of three will face more charges in several more states for other cases involving the same victim.

The former ship mechanic being brought to the Johor Bahru sessions court to be charged today. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: A former ship mechanic claimed trial in the Johor Bahru sessions court to three charges of raping and sexually assaulting his niece as well as producing a porn video five years ago.

According to Bernama, the 41-year-old man was also charged with possessing pornographic pictures and videos. He pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before judge VM Mabel Sheela.

The father of three was accused of raping his niece, producing a pornographic video and committing physical sexual assault on her when she was seven years old.

The offences were allegedly committed at a house on Jalan Rawa, Taman Perling, Johor Bahru, at 1.30am on Aug 1, 2018.

He was charged under Section 372(2)(e) of the Penal Code and Section 5 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792), which provide for up to 30 years’ jail and six strokes of the rotan, if convicted.