Temple priest denies sexually abusing 13-year-old boy
The accused entered the plea before judge Aiza Khairuddin yesterday.
According to the charge sheet, the accused allegedly committed oral sex on the 13-year-old boy in a bedroom of a house between 3pm and 4pm on July 4.
If convicted, the accused faces up to 20 years' imprisonment and whipping under Section 14(b) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Muhamad Ali Hussain proposed bail at RM30,000 with additional conditions.
The conditions are that the accused has to report to the police station monthly, surrender his passport to the court and refrain from contacting any prosecution witnesses until the case is concluded.
The accused's lawyer appealed for a lower bail, stating that the man has no fixed income and comes from a poor family.
He said the accused relies solely on his earnings from various odd jobs.
The court set bail at RM15,000 with the additional conditions requested by the prosecution.
It fixed the next mention date on Sept 8.
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