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Prostitution: Foreign teenager fined RM3k

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KUCHING: A foreign teenage girl was fined RM3,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for engaging in prostitution.

Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi sentenced the 18-year-old Vietnamese-born accused to two months’ jail should she fail to pay the fine after she pleaded guilty to the charge read out in front of her.

According to the charge, she was allegedly involved in prostitution in a room of an apartment in Jalan Stutong, around 3pm, on May 25.

Therefore, the accused was charged with prostituting under Section 372B of the Penal Code which provides imprisonment for up to one year or a fine or both, if convicted.

According to the facts of the case, a police team from Branch D7 IPD Kuching conducted an ‘Op Noda’ raid on an apartment and managed to arrest a foreign girl and a local man believed to be involved in prostitution.

They found a condom and a sum of RM300 in cash during the inspection and further investigation found that the accused had offered sex services for a fee of RM300 to the customer.

The prosecution of the case was handled by Prosecuting Officer Inspector Nur Syafiqa Nyaie Ilin while the accused was not represented by a lawyer.

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