Trần Thị Bé Tư (blue shirt) has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for committing acts of rape and sexual abuse against children under 13 years old. Photo baogiaothong.vn

BẠC LIÊU — A 62-year-old woman in southern Đồng Tháp Province has been sentenced to 23 years in jail for rape and sexual abuse of children under 13 years old.

On Thursday, the People's Court of Bạc Liêu Province conducted the preliminary trial for Trần Thị Bé Tư, residing in Đồng Tháp Province.

She was charged by the People's Procuracy of Bạc Liêu Province with two counts of rape and sexually abusing a person as specified in Article 146 of the Criminal Code.

All three victims were under 13 years old.

According to the indictment, on May 1, 2022, Tư, along with her partner (not legally married), Đ.V.D., 57, visited D.'s biological daughter's residence in Phước Long District.

There were three children at the daughter’s house, including T.T, a seven-year-old boy, V.N, an 11-year-old boy who was D.'s biological son, and K.A., a 15-year-old girl who was the niece of D.'s ex-wife.

On May 2, 2022, to satisfy her own sexual desires, Tư repeatedly engaged in sexual acts with the two boys and used sex toys to penetrate the girl.

After committing these acts, the woman told the victims not to tell anyone what had happened.

The prosecuting authorities concluded that Tư's actions caused physical and mental pain for the victims. — VNS