Mumbai, Jan 20 (Reporter) A 54-year-old man was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment on Friday for sexually assaulting his 14-year-old niece for two years and compelling her to share her nudes. According to the prosecution case On December 31, 2015, the family members of the victim gathered at the house of the accused, who is the husband of her elder sister, to celebrate New Year's Eve. After the party, all the women slept in one room, while the victim, her cousins, and the accused slept at another place in the house. The man took advantage of the situation and inappropriately touched the teen. From here on, he started the abhorrent cycle of sexual assault, said the girl's mother, adding that he even made threats to the minor and compelled her to share nudes. The man was finally exposed when the woman's elder sister revealed that she saw nude pictures of the victim on her husband's phone. When the complainant tried to check the man's device, he pushed her and took his phone back. He was caught by the people and taken to the police station. The case was registered on January 22, 2017. During the trial, the accused denied the charges levelled against him and the claims against him. Rejecting the argument, the court observed, "The defence raised by the accused is not found to be probable and reliable. He failed to prove the same. Moreover, the fact regarding the alleged voluntary act by the victim to send such nudes to the accused is also not acceptable.” She was a minor girl of tender age and, admittedly, was 40 years old at the time of the incident. In that case, there is no possibility of a love affair or even attraction. Normally, no girl would come forward to lodge such a complaint by keeping her chastity at stake, said the judge...////...