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The Star
08-08-2025
- The Star
Temple priest denies sexually abusing 13-year-old boy
ALOR GAJAH: A temple priest has claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to a charge of sexually abusing a teenager. 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.
Free Malaysia Today
07-08-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Melaka temple worker charged with sexually assaulting 13-year-old boy
P Deva, 32, is accused of sexually assaulting the boy in the bedroom of a house in Taman Melaka Perdana between 3pm and 4pm on July 4. (Reuters pic) PETALING JAYA : A temple worker was charged in the Alor Gajah sessions court in Melaka today with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy. Sinar Harian reported that P Deva, 32, pleaded not guilty after the charge against him was read in Tamil before judge Aiza Khairuddin. He is accused of sexually assaulting the boy in the bedroom of a house in Taman Melaka Perdana between 3pm and 4pm on July 4. The charge is under Section 14(b) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which provides for imprisonment of up to 20 years and whipping if found guilty. Deputy public prosecutor Ali Hussain proposed bail of RM30,000, along with the conditions that Deva report to a nearby police station at the beginning of every month, surrender his passport to the court and stay away from prosecution witnesses until the disposal of the case. Lawyer P Aravindhakshan, representing Deva, pleaded for a lower bail amount, saying his client's only income is from teaching children at the temple. The court set bail at RM15,000, agreed to the additional conditions requested by the prosecution, and set Sept 8 for the handover of documents.
The Star
07-08-2025
- The Star
Temple priest claims trial to charge of sexually abusing teenage boy
ALOR GAJAH: A 32-year-old temple priest claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to a charge of committing physical sexual abuse against a teenage boy. The accused, P. Deva, entered the plea before Judge Aiza Khairuddin on Thursday (August 7). According to the charge sheet, the accused allegedly committed oral sex abuse on a 13-year-old boy. The act was allegedly committed in a bedroom of a house in Taman Melaka Perdana, here, between 3pm and 4pm on July 4. If convicted, the accused may face 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, that the accused 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, Datuk P. Aravindhakshan, appealed for a lower bail amount, stating that the accused comes from a poor family with no fixed income and relies solely on earnings from odd jobs. The court later set the bail at RM15,000 with the additional conditions requested by the prosecution. The next mention date is fixed on Sept 8.
Free Malaysia Today
26-07-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Marketing assistant claims trial to flashing, sexually abusing stepdaughters
The cosmetics marketing assistant was brought to the Alor Gajah sessions court to face the three charges. (Pexels pic) PETALING JAYA : A 27-year-old cosmetics marketing assistant claimed trial today to flashing and sexually abusing his two stepdaughters. The accused, who was not named to protect the identity of his stepdaughters and is divorced, pleaded not guilty to three charges in the Alor Gajah sessions court before judge Aiza Khairuddin, Harian Metro reported. On the first two charges, he is accused of committing physical sexual abuse against the girls in their home in Alor Gajah between May 11 and July 5, in a bedroom and a bathroom. He is also accused of exposing his genitals to the children in the kitchen during the same period. The first two offences fall under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which carries a maximum 20-year jail term and whipping upon conviction. The third offence is under Section 15(a)(i) of the same Act for non-physical sexual abuse. If found guilty, he faces up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to RM20,000, or both. Deputy public prosecutor Ali Hussain proposed bail at RM20,000 for all charges, with one surety, and conditions that the accused report to the nearest police station once a month and avoid contact with the victims and prosecution witnesses. Defence lawyer Anif Rafih asked for bail to be reduced to RM12,000, saying his client earns RM2,000 monthly and has to support his two-year-old biological son, who is under the care of his mother in Pendang, Kedah. 'My client has no objection to the added conditions and promises not to disturb the victims,' he said. The court allowed bail at RM15,000 with one surety and imposed the prosecution's requested conditions. Case mention has been scheduled for Aug 25.
New Straits Times
25-07-2025
- New Straits Times
Cosmetics marketing assistant charged with sexually abusing stepdaughters
ALOR GAJAH: A cosmetics marketing assistant was charged in the Sessions Court here today with committing physical and non-physical sexual abuse against his two stepdaughters, aged five and six, since May. The accused, a 27-year-old divorcee, pleaded not guilty to all charges and claimed trial before judge Aiza Khairuddin. For the first and second charges, he was accused of physically abusing the two girls in a bedroom and bathroom of a house here at night between May 11 and July 5. He was charged under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act (SOACA) 2017, which provides for a maximum 20-year jail term and whipping upon conviction. The accused also faces another charge under Section 15(a)(i) of the same Act for non-physical abuse by exposing his genitals to the two victims in the kitchen of the same house on the same dates. If found guilty, this section carries a maximum jail term of 10 years or a fine of up to RM20,000, or both. Deputy public prosecutor Muhamad Ali Hussain appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was represented by Mohd Anif Rafih. The prosecution proposed bail at RM20,000 for all charges with one surety, along with conditions that the accused must report to the nearest police station once a month during the first week and refrain from contacting prosecution witnesses, including the victims. However, Mohd Anif requested that bail be set at RM12,000, citing his client's low income of RM2,000 a month as an online marketing assistant for cosmetic products. "The accused is also financially supporting both victims and his biological child, aged two, who is currently under the care of his mother in Pendang, Kedah. "My client has no objection to the additional bail conditions and promises not to disturb the victims," he said. The court then set bail at RM15,000 with one surety and imposed the additional conditions sought by the prosecution. Mention has been fixed for Aug 25.
