Teacher-warden gets six years' jail, four strokes for assaulting seven boys
Judge Datin Surita Budin handed down the sentence to the accused, Mohd Khairi Fitri Baharom, 38, a teacher at the learning institute, after he pleaded guilty to the charges.
According to six of the charges, the accused had committed unnatural sexual intercourse with five children aged between nine and 12 at the time of the incidents.
This constitutes an offence under Section 377C of the Penal Code, which carries a minimum sentence of five years' imprisonment and a maximum of 20 years, along with caning.
Based on another six charges, the accused was charged with committing physical sexual assault on six children aged between nine and 12.
This constitutes an offence under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison and caning.
All the acts were committed at the learning centre in Batu Kikir, Jempol, and at a house in Kampung Rembang Panas, Kuala Pilah, between March 2024 and January this year.
In his plea for leniency, lawyer Ahmad Loqman Hakim Ahmad Khairie informed the court that his client is still single and is supporting his ailing mother, and thus requested the minimum prison sentence.
Deputy public prosecutors Norazihah Asmuni and Nurul Balkis Zunaidi urged the court to impose an appropriate sentence, given the seriousness of the crimes committed.
They said the accused, who was entrusted with responsibilities as a teacher and dormitory warden, should have protected his students but instead committed heinous acts against them.
The court ordered the accused to begin serving his prison sentence from the day of his arrest on May 25.
It also directed that the accused undergo rehabilitation counselling and be placed under police supervision for a year after completing his prison term.
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