The prosecution case was that Vinodh (25) had sexually abused his neighbour on October 28, 2010, when she was taking bath.
On a complaint, a case was registered and he was arrested.
Mahila court judge Anburaj convicted Vinodh and sentenced him to nine years imprisonment and was also slapped a fine of Rs 11,000 on him.
Vinodh was later taken to central prison at Tiruchirapalli.