A Taiwanese court has handed a prison term to an elderly man who assaulted his teenage step-granddaughter, a rare case where a child's report led to a conviction.

• A man surnamed Chen was sentenced to three years and six months by the Pingtung District Court.
• He molested the girl while she slept, then tried to rape her after drinking.
• The girl fought him off and ran to a friend's house, then told her family, who called police.
• Chen first admitted he had made a drunken mistake, then denied everything; the court believed the girl and other witnesses.

Outlook: Chen can appeal, and a higher court would review the sentence.