Teen pleads guilty to possessing pornographic images on phone
The underage suspect, whose identity has been concealed, was charged under Section 292(a) of the Penal Code. The charge relates to an incident in Taman Indahpura at 5.28pm on April 8, where the student was found with 14 pornographic images stored on his smartphone.
If convicted, the teenager faces penalties, which could include a jail term of up to three years, a fine, or both.
The teenager was also charged with generating explicit content involving a 17-year-old by editing her photographs into pornographic images, which occurred the following day, April 9, at 12.40pm.
The second charge falls under Section 5 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act, but the accused pleaded not guilty to this charge.
Magistrate R. Salini granted bail set at RM4,000 for each count, requiring one surety, and scheduled the next court mention for June 23.
The prosecution was led by Deputy Public Prosecutor S. Thiviya, while the accused was represented by his legal counsel.
The accused appeared in court wearing a white T-shirt and a facemask, accompanied by his father.
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