Cops launch manhunt for suspect in child sexual assault case
SRI AMAN: Police are looking for a local man suspected of sexual assault on a six-year-old girl. The suspect is identified as Andrew Jarau, 38. Sri Aman police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said they received a report on the incident at 6.43 pm on April 10. “The incident happened in an old cemetery area at […]
Woman fined for filing false sexual assault report
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court today (Nov 16) fined a 25-year-old woman RM1,500 after she pleaded guilty to lodging a false police report, claiming she was sexually assaulted at a hotel in Batu Kawa on Oct 30. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi ordered the accused, Ayu, 25, to face a three-month jail term in default of the fine. […]
UK actor Brand makes first comments since sexual assault allegations
NEW YORK: British actor Russell Brand made his first public comments since he was accused in a bombshell report of emotional and sexual abuse, though he stopped short of directly addressing the allegations, reported German Press Agency (dpa). Instead, Brand alluded to the claims in a YouTube video Friday night while telling his 6.6 million […]
Man gets 702 years jail, 234 lashes for raping daughters
MUAR: A father who raped his daughter until she became pregnant was sentenced to 702 years in prison and 234 strokes of the rotan by the Sessions Court here after pleading guilty to 19 charges of rape and 11 charges of sexual assault against his two daughters. However, the 53-year-old accused will have to serve […]
Actor Kevin Spacey cleared of sexual assault charges
BIRMINGHAM (England): Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey, who had been facing allegations of sexual assault on four men, was cleared of all charges on Wednesday. The jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court returned not guilty verdicts for nine sexual offence charges, which he was accused of committing between 2004 and 2013, Anadolu Agency reported. The Hollywood […]
Safecity gathers data to identify hotspots, map sexual assault prevalence
KUALA LUMPUR: Ros (not her real name) takes public transport to work every day, but one day she had an unpleasant encounter when a man flashed her while walking to a train station. Ros admits that, despite being traumatised by the incident, she is afraid and ashamed to tell anyone about it, but she also […]
Man claims trial to sexual charges
SIBU: A 26-year-old man pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court yesterday to five charges of sexual assault and four charges of carnal intercourse against the order of nature. Lesley claimed trial to all the charges allegedly committed against a teenage boy before Judge Marutin Pagan. The first three offences were allegedly committed at a […]
Former security guard pleads not guilty to sexual assault
KUCHING: A former security guard at a boarding secondary school pleaded not guilty before the Sessions Court here today for sexually assaulting a female student on Jan 18 this year. The 24-year-old accused claimed trial after the charge was read by an interpreter before Judge Maris Agan. According to the charge, he allegedly committed physical […]
Secondary school teacher held for rape, sexual assault
BINTULU: A secondary school teacher who reportedly rape and sexually assaulted two female students from a school in Sebauh was charged by the Sessions Court here on Thursday (Jan 12). Bintulu district police chief Supt Bartholomew Umpit said in a statement that the suspect was charged under Section 376 of the Penal Code (statutory rape) […]
Foreigner jailed 15 years, 15 strokes for rape
KUCHING: A foreigner was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court for rape and sexual assault. The accused Mus, 40, from Sangat Raas, Indonesia raped and sexually assaulted a friend’s 14-year-old disabled daughter. As for the first charge, he was charged with raping an underage girl under […]
