Man charged with sexually assaulting minors allegedly gave sisters ice cream
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MUAR: A 60-year-old man pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to charges of sexually assaulting two young girls on June 8.
Jaafar Attan was accused of assaulting two girls, aged 9 and 7, at a home in the district at 5.30pm. He allegedly repeated the offence against the younger sister at the same location.
He faces charges under Sections 14(a) and 14(b) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison and caning upon conviction.
The victims' mother said the incident happened when Jaafar visited a neighbour's house near his own. He allegedly called the girls over while they were playing and committed the offences, then gave them RM7 for ice cream. When one girl returned RM1, he allegedly repeated the act.
The mother saw her daughter leave the neighbour's house in tears and later learned what had occurred.
Deputy public prosecutors Othman Affan Ismail and Diyana Najihah Muhamed Fauzi led the prosecution. Jaafar was unrepresented.
The court granted bail at RM16,000 but, as the accused who is unemployed was unable to pay, he was remanded at the Muar correctional centre for temporary detention.
The case has been scheduled for mention on July 21.
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