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Man charged for molesting visually impaired patient

KUCHING: A local man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here for allegedly molesting a visually impaired female patient in a hospital last Monday (Jan 22). The 56-year-old defendant pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to a charge under Section 354 of the Penal Code. If convicted, he can be sentenced to […]

MP quizzes police on predator teacher

KUCHING: More than five days have passed without any news of the teacher accused of sexually assaulting and molesting several students in the secondary school he was working at, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. He said the police should therefore update the public on their investigation progress. “Any longer this drags on, it […]

Labourer gets 8 years jail

SIBU: An amorous labourer who caused grievous hurt to a 30-year-old woman will have to spend eight years behind bars. And that’s not all, he will also receive three lashes of the cane. The Kapit Sessions Court imposed the sentence on the accused. Sibu-based Sessions Court Judge Marutin Pagan, who was presiding over the case, […]

Man held for molesting child

MIRI: Police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly molesting a six-year old girl at the waterfront here. The suspect was detained by a team from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) around 2.50 am on Saturday at a five-foot-way of Old Man Street here. According to Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, the […]

School bus driver gets four years for molest

KUCHING: A school bus driver was sentenced to four years imprisonment today for molesting a teenage girl. Accused Zolhaji Mohamad, 47, pleaded guilty after a charge under Section 14 (a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 was read out by an interpreter before judge Maris Agan at the Sessions Court here. According to […]

E-hailing driver picked up for allegedly molesting passenger

MIRI: An e-hailing driver drove into trouble when he was arrested by police on Monday (May 9) after he allegedly caressed his female passenger’s right thigh last Saturday (May 7). The suspect was arrested around 10.50pm. According to a police source, the suspect had picked up the victim in Desa Senadin around 6pm on Saturday. […]

Man collared for molesting daughter

MIRI: Police have arrested a 53-year-old man for allegedly molesting his own daughter multiple times. The 14-year-old teenage girl lodged a police report against her father after the suspect entered her room last Thursday (May 6) to molest her. The latest incident happened in their family home at Tudan Phase 1 around 1am, where the […]

Religious teacher arrested for suspected molest

KOTA SAMARAHAN: A religious teacher was arrested on Wednesday in Asajaya here on suspicion of molesting his nine-year-old student. Samarahan OCPD DSP Sudirman Kram said the 70-year-old suspect was arrested at his home after a police report was lodged by the victim’s mother. He said the incident came to light after the victim complained to […]

Teenager ordered to rehabilitate for molesting an underage girl

KUCHING: A teenage factory worker, who pleaded guilty when charged with molesting an underage girl, was ordered to rehabilitate at Henry Gurney School in Padawan until the age of 21. Special Court for Children Judge Jason Juga ordered the accused from Kampung Tabuan Hilir here to undergo rehabilitation after hearing a recommendation from a social […]